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- noun A
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug of theoxicam class, used to relieve the symptoms ofarthritis and primarydysmenorrhea and as ananalgesic .
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In response to the decline, authorities in India banned diclofenac five years ago, but conservationists hope that a second animal painkiller - ketoprofen - will also eventually be banned and farmers will use only a drug called meloxicam, which has proven safe, according to
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The group is also calling for greater use of another drug, meloxicam, which is no longer under patent and is not fatal to vultures.
Scientific American 2009
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In some good news for the species, the research found there was an increase in use of another drug, meloxicam, which was found in 70% of pharmacies and has similar treatment properties for cattle.
Banned livestock drug continues to threaten India's vultures, conservationists warn 2011
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Humans take the anti-inflammatory drug meloxicam in pill form, while dogs consume it as a liquid slathered over their dinners.
Slate Magazine Brian Palmer 2011
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But this study also provided hope for conservationists and veterinarians: there were no reported mortalities for the NSAID, meloxicam, which was administered to over
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The relative safety of meloxicam supports other studies that suggest this particular NSAID is an appropriate replacement for diclofenac in Asia.
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Learn about the uses and side effects of meloxicam, also known as Mobic, with information from the CEO of a pharmacy company in this free video on medicine.
WN.com - Articles related to Freedom to set prices key for UK drugs industry 2010
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At this point, saving these birds is a situation that is mainly dependent upon public and political will (for example, how expensive is meloxicam as compared to diclofenac?).
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Learn about the uses and side effects of meloxicam, also known as Mobic, with information from the CEO of a pharmacy company in this free video on medicine.
WN.com - Articles related to Freedom to set prices key for UK drugs industry 2010
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More than 1.6 million subsidised prescriptions for meloxicam, a drug used to manage osteoarthritis, were dispensed in 2007, costing consumers $7.4 million and the Australian Government $36.9 million.
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