• Osteoarthritis & rheumatoid arthritis:
    • 7.5mg-15mg per day
      • NOT to exceed 15mg per day

Tablets:

  • 7.5mg
  • 15mg

Injection:

  • 15mg/3mL
  • 15mg/1.5mL

Can be taken with/without food.

NSAID. It is a selective inhibitor of COX-2.

  • Indigestion
  • URTI
  • Headaches
  • Diarrhea
  • Nausea
  • Abdominal pain
  • Edema
  • Dizziness
  • Constipation.
  • Hypersensitivity to NSAIDs
  • Pregnancy
  • Breastfeeding
  • Cardiac failure
  • Compromised hepatic and renal system
  • Children <15 years.
  • Captopril
  • Enalapril
  • Methotrexate
  • Tacrolimus
  • Quinapril
  • Lisinopril
  • Fosinopril
  • Ramipril

                          Drug Status

Availability OTC
Pregnancy Category C
Breastfeeding Contraindicated
Schedule Not controlled
BRAND NAME STRENGTH FORMULATION PACK SIZE MANUFACTURER DISTRIBUTOR
Anticox 7.5mg Tablet 10’s Adwia Salama Pharma
Anticox 15mg Tablet 10’s Adwia Salama Pharma
Anticox 15mg/3mL Injection 6’s Adwia Salama Pharma
Aroxicam 15mg Tablet 30’s Aurobindo Pharma Simba Pharma
Benacam 7.5mg Tablet 30’s Benmed Pharma Benmed Pharma
Benacam 15mg Tablet 30’s Benmed Pharma Benmed Pharma
Bettam 7.5mg Tablet 100’s Unison Labs Omaera Pharma
M-Cam 7.5mg Tablet 50’s Unichem Labs Europa Healthcare
M-Cam 15mg Tablet 50’s Unichem Labs Europa Healthcare
Mel OD 15mg Tablet 30’s Cadila Healthcare Cadila Healthcare
Mel OD 7.5mg Tablet 30’s Cadila Healthcare Cadila Healthcare
Melcam 7.5mg Tablet 100’s Square Pharma Ace Pharma
Melcam 15mg Tablet 50’s Square Pharma Ace Pharma
Melgesic 7.5mg Tablet 10’s Delorbis Pharma Europa Healthcare
Melgesic 15mg Tablet 10’s Delorbis Pharma Europa Healthcare
Melonac 7.5mg Tablet 30’s Zest Pharma Synermed Pharma
Melonac 15mg Tablet 30’s Zest Pharma Synermed Pharma
Melorto 15mg Tablet 30’s Crest Remedies Quadra Impex
Melorto 7.5mg Tablet 30’s Crest Remedies Quadra Impex
Meloxee 15mg Tablet 10’s PSM Pharma PSM Pharma
Meloxee 7.5mg Tablet 10’s PSM Pharma PSM Pharma
Meloz 7.5mg Tablet 100’s Zawadi Healthcare Zawadi Healthcare
Meloz 15mg Tablet 100′ Zawadi Healthcare Zawadi Healthcare
Mexic 7.5mg Tablet 30’s Galaxy Pharma Galaxy Pharma
Mexic 15mg Tablet 30’s Galaxy Pharma Galaxy Pharma
Mobic 7.5mg Tablet 10’s, 30’s Boehringer Ingelheim Surgipharm Ltd
Mobic 15mg Tablet 10’s Boehringer Ingelheim Surgipharm Ltd
Mobic 15mg/1.5mL Injection 5’s Boehringer Ingelheim Surgipharm Ltd
Muvera 7.5mg Tablet 100’s Sun Pharma Sun Pharma
Muvera 15mg Tablet 100’s Sun Pharma Sun Pharma
Neoxicam 7.5mg Tablet 100’s Neopharma L.L.C. Pharma Specialities
Neoxicam 15mg Tablet 100’s Neopharma L.L.C. Pharma Specialities
Uxim 7.5mg Tablet 20’s Universal Corporation Universal Corporation
Uxim 15mg Tablet 20’s Universal Corporation Universal Corporation