Quick answers
- What is Piroxicam used for?
- The FDA-approved label (Piroxicam, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., August 19, 2026) says: “Piroxicam capsules are indicated: For relief of the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis. For relief of the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. Piroxicam capsules are a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug indicated for Relief of the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis (OA) Relief of the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)” This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change any medicine.
- Does Piroxicam have a boxed warning?
- Yes. The FDA label for Piroxicam has a boxed warning (“WARNING: RISK OF SERIOUS CARDIOVASCULAR AND GASTROINTESTINAL EVENTS”), the FDA’s strongest warning. Read it on the full label and ask your pharmacist.
- Is there a shortage of Piroxicam?
- No current shortage is listed by the FDA for the products of this medicine (FDA data from October 30, 2026).
- Has Piroxicam been recalled?
- No recall linked to the products of this medicine appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
- Who makes Piroxicam?
- 10 companies list prescription products of Piroxicam in the FDA NDC Directory, including Bryant Ranch Prepack, Proficient Rx LP and PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc..
What Piroxicam is used for
Quoted from the “Indications and Usage” section of the FDA-approved label.
Piroxicam capsules are indicated: For relief of the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis. For relief of the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. Piroxicam capsules are a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug indicated for Relief of the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis (OA) Relief of the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
— FDA label: Piroxicam, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., effective August 19, 2026. Read the full label on DailyMed →
The FDA has 17 labels for products of this medicine (different makers and forms); uses can differ between them. Check the label that comes with your own medicine.
This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change any medicine.
Conditions named on the label
These condition names appear word for word in the label’s “Indications and Usage” text (matched with a reviewed table). Each page lists hospitals whose own websites name the condition.
Related medical specialties
Boxed warning
A boxed warning (“black box”) is the FDA’s strongest warning on a drug label, for serious or life-threatening risks.
This label has a boxed warning. Its heading: WARNING: RISK OF SERIOUS CARDIOVASCULAR AND GASTROINTESTINAL EVENTS
. Read it on the full label →
17 of 17 FDA labels for this medicine have a boxed warning.
Forms and how it is given
| Dosage forms | Capsule |
|---|---|
| Route | Oral |
| Prescription products | 25 in the FDA NDC Directory |
What pharmacies pay (NADAC)
The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) is the average price U.S. retail pharmacies paid to buy one unit of a medicine (one tablet, one mL or one gram), from a monthly survey of pharmacy invoices by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). State Medicaid programs use it to pay pharmacies.
This is not the price you pay. What you pay depends on your insurance (copay or coinsurance), your pharmacy and any discounts, and pharmacies also charge for filling a prescription. Ask your pharmacist or your health plan what your price will be.
| Strength and form | Generic or brand | Pharmacies pay |
|---|---|---|
| piroxicam 10 mg capsule | Generic | $0.1559 per capsule |
| piroxicam 20 mg capsule | Generic | $0.2063 per capsule |
NADAC list of November 4, 2026; these prices took effect on October 21, 2026. Shown only where a package’s NDC code matches the NADAC list exactly, and only for that exact strength and form: nothing is averaged across strengths. Strengths and forms not listed here have no NADAC price.
Source: NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026, data.medicaid.gov (CMS) →
Companies that list this medicine
Labelers in the FDA NDC Directory: the company named on the package (maker or distributor), with the number of prescription products.
- Bryant Ranch Prepack8 products
- Proficient Rx LP2 products
- PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2 products
- Strides Pharma Science Limited2 products
- AvKARE2 products
- Micro Labs Limited2 products
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.2 products
- Unichem Pharmaceuticals (USA), Inc.2 products
- Sportpharm LLC2 products
- Direct_Rx1 product
FDA approval history
- ANDA: Abbreviated New Drug Application: how a generic version is approved.
Generic approvals (7)
- ANDA074131Teva · December 11, 1992
- ANDA074118Solis Pharms · June 15, 1993
- ANDA208340Unichem · April 13, 2017
- ANDA206136Strides Pharma · June 20, 2017
- ANDA206152Micro Labs · December 29, 2017
- ANDA210347Strides Pharma · January 26, 2018
- ANDA074116—
Shortage status
The FDA drug shortage list does not show these products.
Recalls
No recall linked to these products (by their NDC code) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Official identifiers
| RxCUI (RxNorm) | 198107, 198108 |
|---|---|
| SPL set ID of the quoted label | f1123fe1-b79c-430b-8548-08cd6e518482 |
| FDA labels (SPL) | 17 |
| FDA applications | 7 ANDA |
| Active ingredients (FDA) | PIROXICAM |
Sources
- FDA-approved label on DailyMed (National Library of Medicine) — Piroxicam, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., effective August 19, 2026; via openFDA, FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug shortages (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
openFDA data is provided by the FDA as is; it may be incomplete. Always rely on the label that comes with your medicine. FDA Enforcement Report search →