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How Long Can Meloxicam Be Taken?

How long can you take Meloxicam ? What is general length of time? My husband has been on it for 5 years or more and is experiencing problems with his bone marrow producing red and white blood cells and platelets . Bone marrow biopsy shows no signs of leukemia. Cells are hypo cellular.
Thu, 15 Feb 2018
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Greetings from HealthcareMagic!

I can understand your anxiety. Meloxicam is a safe non steroidal anti inflammatory drug with minimal side effects. Using any drug for a long time will definitely cause some complications. Meloxicam also may have a complication of bone marrow failure when used for long time. This occurs in patients with old age and commonly in females. So we have to keep on changing the NSAIDS for every 6 months when taken for long time. No need to worry as there is no possibility of leukemia. My advice is just change the medicines and use alternates when used for long time.

Take Care

Regards,

Dr. VAMSI KRISHNA CHITTIMOJU,
Pathologist and Microbiologist
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How Long Can Meloxicam Be Taken?

Hi Greetings from HealthcareMagic! I can understand your anxiety. Meloxicam is a safe non steroidal anti inflammatory drug with minimal side effects. Using any drug for a long time will definitely cause some complications. Meloxicam also may have a complication of bone marrow failure when used for long time. This occurs in patients with old age and commonly in females. So we have to keep on changing the NSAIDS for every 6 months when taken for long time. No need to worry as there is no possibility of leukemia. My advice is just change the medicines and use alternates when used for long time. Take Care Regards, Dr. VAMSI KRISHNA CHITTIMOJU, Pathologist and Microbiologist