Nimesulide

Nimesulide is a prescription non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with analgesic and antipyretic properties.

It is available in a variety of forms: tablets, suppositories, water-soluble powders, and topical gels.

Like most drugs in NSAID category, nimesulide is known to be hepatotoxic (damaging to the liver) in rare but unpredictable cases and should be taken with care. It did not achieve Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in the USA, and is banned in many countries due to cases of jaundice and hepatitis induced by its use. Italy was the first country to allow the drug in 1985. The European Medicine Evaluation Agency has prohibited the use of nimesulide for children under the age of 12.

Trade names

Ainex
Aulin
Donulide
Edrigyl
Eskaflam
Guaxan
Heugan
Lusemin
Medicox (Ecuador)
Mesulid
Nexen
Nimed
Nidol
Nimalox
Nimedex
Nimesil
Nimotas-cd
NIMULID
Plarium
Pyrestat (India)
Scaflam
Scaflan
Sulidene
Willgo (in India)

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