In vitro og in vivo studier har vist, at meloxicam i højere grad hæmmer cyclooxygenase- 2 (COX- 2) end cyclooxygenase- 1 (COX- 1).
In vitro and in vivo studies demonstrated that meloxicam inhibits cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) to a greater extent than cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1).