Salicylates
What are Salicylates?
A salicylate is a salt or ester of salicylic acid. Salicylates are found naturally in some plants (such as white willow bark and wintergreen leaves) and are thought to protect the plant against insect damage and disease. Aspirin is a derivative of salicylic acid - and is also known as acetylsalicylic acid.
Salicylates are used as food preservatives and antiseptics and have bacteriostatic, fungicidal and keratolytic (skin peeling) properties. Salicylic acid and acetylsalicylic acid have analgesic (pain relieving), anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic (temperature-lowering) effects. The main risk of acetylsalicylic acid at therapeutic dosages is gastrointestinal irritation; however, it can be toxic if ingested in large quantities.
Most people have no problem with salicylate-containing foods or medicines; however, some people are extremely sensitive to them. In addition to aspirin, other common salicylate-containing medicines include bismuth subsalicylate, choline salicylate, diflunisal, magnesium salicylate, and salsalate.
List of Salicylates
Drug Name | Avg. Rating | Reviews |
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aspirin systemic (Pro) Brand names: Aspergum, Ecotrin, Easprin, Halfprin, Aspir-Low, Arthritis Pain, Bayer Aspirin Extra Strength Plus, Bayer Aspirin, Entercote, Genacote, Norwich Aspirin, Aspirtab, Ecpirin, Miniprin, Ascriptin, Aspi-Cor, Vazalore |
52 reviews | |
magnesium salicylate systemic Brand names: Doan's Pills, Doans Pills Extra Strength, MST, Nuprin Backache |
22 reviews | |
diflunisal systemic (Pro) Brand name: Dolobid |
8 reviews | |
salsalate systemic (Pro) |
5 reviews | |
aspirin/citric acid/sodium bicarbonate systemic Brand name: Alka-Seltzer Original |
5 reviews | |
For ratings, users were asked how effective they found the medicine while considering positive/adverse effects and ease of use (1 = not effective, 10 = most effective). |
See also
Medical conditions treated or associated with salicylates:
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris Prophylaxis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Aseptic Necrosis
- Back Pain
- Fever
- Gas
- Headache
- Heart Attack
- Indigestion
- Inflammatory Conditions
- Ischemic Stroke
- Ischemic Stroke, Prophylaxis
- Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Kawasaki Disease
- Lupus
- Myocardial Infarction, Prophylaxis
- Niacin Flush
- Osteoarthritis
- Pain
- Pain/Fever
- Prevention of Thromboembolism in Atrial Fibrillation
- Prosthetic Heart Valves - Thrombosis Prophylaxis
- Prosthetic Heart Valves, Mechanical Valves - Thrombosis Prophylaxis
- Revascularization Procedures, Prophylaxis
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sciatica
- Spondyloarthritis
- Thromboembolic Stroke Prophylaxis
- Transient Ischemic Attack
Further information
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