Doctor: Brown patches and spots on skin appear for many reasons â age, sun exposure, pregnancy, as a side effect of certain medi dications, freckles, moles, hormones, rashes, and dozens more. Commonly known as hyperpigmentation, and also called a melasma or a lentigo, a brown patch or spot on the skin is harmless yet disturbing to most people because of the way it looks.
There may be an increased risk of side effects on the kidneys if meloxicam is used with any of the following medicines: 1  ACE inhibitors, eg enalapril. 2  angiotensin II receptor antagonists, eg losartan. 3  ciclosporin. diuretics, eg furosemide.  tacrolimus.
Ankylosing spondylitis is arthritis that affects your spine. Inflammation and pain from this disease can severely limit your mobility. Meloxicam treats ankylosing spondylitis by blocking an enzyme called cyclooxygenase. This enzyme is responsible for the production of prostaglandins, which are the substances that trigger inflammation and pain.