DO NOT TAKE PIROXICAM: …. []… • “ If you previously had a stomach or intestinal ulcer, bleeding or perforation. • If you currently have stomach or intestinal ulcer, bleeding or perforation. • If you have or have had a history of gastrointestinal disorders (inflammation of the stomach or intestines) that predispose to bleeding disorders such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn’ s disease, gastrointestinal cancers, diverticulitis (inflamed or infected pouches/ pockets in the colon). • If you are taking other NSAIDs, including COX-2 selective NSAIDs and acetyl-salicylic acid, a substance present in many medicines used to relieve pain and lower fever. • If you are taking anticoagulants, such as warfarin, to prevent blood clots. • If you previously had a serious allergic drug reaction to piroxicam, other NSAIDs and other medications, especially serious skin reactions (regardless of severity) such as exfoliative dermatitis (intense reddening of skin, with skin peeling off in scales or layers), vesiculo-bullous reactions (Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a condition with red blistered, eroded, bloody or crusted skin) and toxic epidermal necrolysis, (a disease with blistering and peeling of the top layer of skin) .” …. []… • “ If any of these applies to you, you should not be given piroxicam.