Press Release: European Medicines Agency concludes review of systemic nimesulide-containing medicines

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Series Details EMA/CHMP/486983/2011 (23.6.11)
Publication Date 23/06/2011
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The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), in June 2011, concluded that the benefits of systemic nimesulide-containing medicines continued to outweigh their risks in the treatment of patients with acute pain and primary dysmenorrhoea. However, the Agency advised that these medicines should no longer be used for the symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis.

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EMA: Press Release: EMA/CHMP/486983/2011 (23.6.11) http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/document_library/Press_release/2011/06/WC500107903.pdf

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