Meloxicam and Aspirin Interaction

Drug interaction information between Meloxicam and Aspirin.

Meloxicam and Aspirin have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Meloxicam and Aspirin. This page displays the available source-record category and label text. The category is not an individual risk estimate or medication-combination direction.

Drug A

Meloxicam

Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID)

Drug B

Aspirin

Antiplatelet / NSAID

How They Interact

Combining these medicines increases the risk of stomach bleeding and does not provide any extra pain relief.

FDA Label Information

Intervention: Monitor patients with concomitant use of meloxicam with anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin), antiplatelet agents (e.g., aspirin), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) for signs of bleeding [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.12 )]. Aspirin Clinical Impact: Controlled clinical studies showed that the concomitant use of NSAIDs and analgesic doses of aspirin does not produce any greater therapeutic effect than the use of NSAIDs alone. In a clinical study, the concomitant use of an NSAID and aspirin was associated...

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Meloxicam + Aspirin?

Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair minor. That is a source-record field, not an individual medication-combination decision.

Which drug in this pair has the larger labeled-interaction portfolio?

Aspirin has 47 labeled pairs on file vs Meloxicam's 17. In the minor band specifically: Meloxicam has 15 (also Furosemide, Propranolol, Warfarin, Cyclosporine); Aspirin has 32 (also Carisoprodol, Celecoxib, Colestipol, Diflunisal).

What mechanism field is on file for Meloxicam and Aspirin?

Combining these medicines increases the risk of stomach bleeding and does not provide any extra pain relief.

Aspirin carries more major-labeled pairs than Meloxicam

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Meloxicam (Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID)); Aspirin (Antiplatelet / NSAID).

Aspirin has 3 major-labeled pairs vs Meloxicam's 0. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.

Meloxicam

0 major · 2 moderate · 15 minor · 17 total

Aspirin

3 major · 12 moderate · 32 minor · 47 total

Sources: FDA Drug Labels (SPL) via openFDA (2026). This is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. This registry does not provide individual medication-combination directions.