“…Meloxicam (MEL) [4‐hydroxy‐2‐methyl‐N‐(5‐methyl‐2‐thiomethyl)‐2H‐1,2‐benzothiazide‐3‐formamide‐1,1‐dioxide], a new NSAID of enolamide class, which has remarkable analgesic and anti‐inflammatory effects (Adawaren, Mukandiwa, Mukandiwa, Chipangura, Wolter, & Naidoo, ; Haiting Wang & Tan, ; Naidu et al, ). It is a preferably cyclooxygenase‐2 (COX‐2) inhibitor with a lower incidence of gastrointestinal side effects and a faster onset effect compared with COX‐nonselective NSAIDs or COX‐1‐selective NSAIDs (El‐Awdan, Al‐Shafeey, Al‐Shafeey, Salam, El‐Iraqy, & Kenawy, ; Khan, Paulson, Paulson, Verburg, Lefkowith, & Maziasz, ; Lihua Cao, ; Louder et al, ; da Silveira, Fiorot, Fiorot, Xavier, Yoshida, & Oliveira, ; Urayama et al, ). Approved formulations include MEL oral suspension, injectable solution, and transmucosal oral spray.…”