Iroko Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Approval for VIVLODEX™
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Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a global specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to advancing the science of analgesia, announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved VIVLODEX™ (meloxicam) capsules, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), for the management of osteoarthritis pain in 5 mg and 10 mg doses administered once daily.1 VIVLODEX is the first FDA-approved low dose SoluMatrix®meloxicam. This marks an important milestone for the 27 million Americans who live with osteoarthritis.2
VIVLODEX was developed to align with recommendations from FDA and many professional medical organizations that NSAIDs be used at the lowest effective dose for the shortest possible duration.3-8 The serious cardiovascular and gastrointestinal adverse events associated with NSAIDs are dose related and risk may occur early in treatment and may increase with duration of use.
VIVLODEX was developed to align with recommendations from FDA and many professional medical organizations that NSAIDs be used at the lowest effective dose for the shortest possible duration.3-8 The serious cardiovascular and gastrointestinal adverse events associated with NSAIDs are dose related and risk may occur early in treatment and may increase with duration of use.
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