Treatment of upper airways inflammation with nimesulide

Abstract

Nimesulide treatment for 7 to 10 days is shown to be effective in controlling the inflammatory process in upper airways disorders such as rhinitis, rhinosinusitis, rhinopharyngitis and tubaritis, and in middle ear disorder (secretory otitis media). A concomitant antibacterial is considered necessary in cases involving infection, in order to retain the improvements in mucociliary transport obtained with anti-inflammatory treatment. Nimesulide is also shown to be effective when given in combination with the mucolytic drug ambroxol.