Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an NSAID such as
meloxicam and / or rizatriptan in combination with a
cyclodextrin and / or a
carbonate or a
bicarbonate. These compositions may be orally administered, for example, to improve the
bioavailability or
pharmacokinetics of the NSAID for the treatment of pain such as
migraine,
arthritis, and other conditions. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating pain, such as
migraine, comprising administering
meloxicam and rizatriptan to a
human being suffering from pain, such as
migraine. For migraine, these methods may be particularly useful when the
meloxicam and rizatriptan are administered while the
human being is suffering from an acute
attack of migraine pain or migraine aura. In some embodiments, the combination of meloxicam and rizatriptan may be administered in a manner that results in a Tmax of meloxicam of 3 hours or less.