First launched in Italy in 1985, Nimesulide is available in India under brand names like Nimuwin, Nimutab, Nimopen, Nisulid, ...

The aim of this study was to compare the analgesic efficacy and safety of nimesulide, a preferential cyclo-oxygenase type-2 inhibitor, with ibuprofen in the treatment of pain after tonsillectomy.

[15] On the contrary, in the present study nimesulide, a preferential COX-2 inhibitor, was not inferior to ibuprofen; the need for rescue analgesia and the pain scores were very similar in the ...

The Centre has banned Nimesulide for animals after studies confirmed it is toxic to vultures. Experiments showed the drug caused kidney failure and death in vultures. Enforced under the Drugs and ...

India has banned the popular painkiller nimesulide after scientific studies confirmed that the drug had a toxic impact on vultures, an endangered species. Nimesulide is a non-steroidal anti ...

CHENNAI: In a big boost for vulture conservation, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has prohibited the veterinary use of Nimesulide drug, considering its risks to wild animals ...

The Centre has prohibited the production, sale, and distribution of all Nimesulide formulations — commonly used as an animal painkiller — after research by the Indian Veterinary Research Institute ...

The Centre has banned the manufacture, sale, and distribution of Nimesulide due to its toxicity to vultures. Studies showed that the drug caused elevated uric acid levels and kidney failure in ...

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It was revealed that the drugs nimesulide, aceclofenac, flunixin and ketoprofen were present at the pharmacies and that 67.8 per cent of the pharmacists were aware of the ban on diclofenac ...