Additional Relevant Details In this multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, IV meloxicam’s efficacy and safety will be evaluated in the management of postoperative pain following abdominoplasty surgery, a representative soft tissue surgery. Approximately 200 patients will be assigned randomly to a postoperative regimen of IV meloxicam (30mg) or placebo in a 1:1 ratio, once every 24 hours for up to 3 doses following surgery. The primary efficacy endpoint of this Phase III study is the summed pain intensity difference over the first 24 hours (SPID24) compared to placebo.