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CPMP, Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products, now CHMP Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use, is responsible for preparing the opinions on all questions concerning medicinal products for human use for the European Medicines Agency EMEA.
E.g.: In June 2007 the CHMP has recommended restrictions on the use of piroxicam because of the increased risk of gastro-intestinal side effects and serious skin reactions. The CHMP has advised that:
- piroxicam should be initiated only by physicians experienced in treating inflammatory or degenerative rheumatic diseases
- piroxicam should not be used as first-line treatment
- in adults, use of piroxicam should be limited to the symptomatic relief of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis
- piroxicam dose should not exceed 20 mg daily
- piroxicam should no longer be used for the treatment of acute painful and inflammatory conditions
- treatment should be reviewed 2 weeks after initiating piroxicam, and periodically thereafter
- concomitant administration of a gastro-protective agent (section 1.3) should be considered
- Topical preparations containing piroxicam are not affected by these restrictions
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