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Podcast: Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
Episode: Meloxicam Pharmacology Podcast
Description: I discuss meloxicam pharmacology, adverse effects, drug interactions, and much more on this episode of the Real Life Pharmacology Podcast.
Meloxicam tends to have a greater affinity to COX-2 versus COX-1. I discuss what this means clinically on this episode.
Important meloxicam drug interactions include anticoagulants, antiplatelet medications, renal impairing drugs, and lithium amongst others.
Meloxicam has a longer half-life than many NSAIDs and because of this can be dosed once daily for pain relief.
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