Active Ingredient: Meloxicam
Typical Brand Names: Mobic
What Is It Used For?
Mobic is used to relieve the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis
and rheumatoid arthritis in adults.
How Is It Used?
Take Mobic with a full glass of water, you can take the medication
with or food. Do not take Mobic without consulting your doctor.
Are There Possible Side Effects?
Mobic can cause side effects like indigestion, upper respiratory
tract infection, diarrhea, joint pain, stomach pain nausea. Rarely,
serious ulcers have occurred in patients taking Mobic. Contact
your doctor immediately if you face any such problem.
Is It Safe?
People treated with Mobic can face problem such as stomach ulcers.
The likelihood of stomach problems increases the longer you take
drugs like Mobic. However, even short-term treatment is not without
risk. These problems can happen without any warning, but in some
people may cause symptoms such as gnawing or burning stomach pain,
black or tarry stools, or vomiting. Stop taking the medication
and call your health care provider right away in such condition.
What About Interactions With Other Drugs?
Discuss with your health care provider all medications that you
are taking, including those that you take without a prescription.
Your health care provider may have to adjust your dose or monitor
you more closely if you take- certain blood pressure medications
called ACE-inhibitors, furosemide, lithium, warfarin, or aspirin.
What If I Miss A Dose?
Take the missed dose as soon as you remember but if you do not
remember it till the next day, skip the dose and take the next
scheduled dose. Do not take two doses of Mobic without consulting
your doctor.
How Should It Be Stored?
Mobic should be kept at room temperature and away from moisture
and heat. Do not allow the medication to freeze. Keep out of the
reach of children in a container that small children cannot open.
Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date.
Anything Else I Should Know?
Mobic is not recommended for patients who have experienced asthma,
hives, or allergic-type reactions after taking aspirin or other
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). A few instances
of other NSAIDs are ibuprofen, naproxen, diclofenac, nabumetone,
and ketoprofen.
NOTE: The above information is intended to supplement, not substitute
for, the expertise and judgment of your physician, pharmacist,
or other healthcare professional. It should not be construed to
indicate that the use of the product is safe, appropriate, or
effective for you. Consult your healthcare professional before
taking the product.
