Meloxicam and Death - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Death is reported as a side effect among people who take Meloxicam (meloxicam), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Prilosec, and have Rheumatoid arthritis.
The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 64,757 people who have side effects when taking Meloxicam from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Meloxicam?
Meloxicam has active ingredients of meloxicam. It is often used in arthritis. eHealthMe is studying from 68,012 Meloxicam users. Check the latest studies of Meloxicam.
64,757 people reported to have side effects when taking Meloxicam.
Among them, 1,010 people (1.56%) died.

Among these 1,010 people:
How long have people been on Meloxicam when they died? *
What is the gender of people who died when taking Meloxicam? *
What is the age of people who died when taking Meloxicam? *
What are other drugs people take besides Meloxicam? *
What are other side effects people have before they died? *
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Meloxicam:
- Meloxicam (68,012 reports)
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of meloxicam:
- Death and drugs with ingredients of meloxicam (1,339 reports)
Sub-studies by gender and age:
Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Browse all side effects of Meloxicam:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Death:
- Death (3,163 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Death:
- Death (3,686 conditions)
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Lai SW, Lin CL, Liao KF, "Association of Meloxicam Use with the Risk of Acute Pancreatitis: A Case–Control Study", Clinical drug investigation, 2015 Oct .
- Lai SW, Lin CL, Liao KF, "Association of Meloxicam Use with the Risk of Acute Pancreatitis: A Case–Control Study", Clinical drug investigation, 2015 Oct .
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on meloxicam (the active ingredients of Meloxicam) and Meloxicam (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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