Novel formulation of meloxicam

Abstract

Unit dosage forms of meloxicam containing either 5 mg or 10 mg of meloxicam that provide effective pain relief and have desirable pharmacokinetic properties are described. The unit dosage forms can provide pain relief when a single unit dose is administered to a patient and useful for treating pain such as osteoarthritis pain at a relatively low systemic exposure to meloxicam.

1 . A unit dosage form of a pharmaceutical composition comprising 5 mg of meloxicam, wherein a single dose, upon oral administration to a population of healthy adults in the fasted state, provides a mean plasma AUC (0-∞) of 7500-20000 h*ng/ml. 
     
     
         2 .- 12 . (canceled) 
     
     
         13 . A unit dosage form comprising 10 mg of meloxicam, wherein a single dose, upon oral administration to a population of healthy adults in the fasted state, provides a mean plasma AUC (0-∞) of 16000-44000 h*ng/ml. 
     
     
         14 .- 30 . (canceled)