Salicylate-sodium

• Catalog No.: DB01398
• M. F.: C7H5NaO3
• M. W.: 160.10257

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: sodium 2-hydroxybenzoate
• IUPAC Traditional name: potassium o-hydroxybenzoate

DETAILS

Description (English)

• Drug Groups: approved
• Description: Sodium salicylate is a sodium salt of salicylic acid. It can be prepared from sodium phenolate and carbon dioxide under higher temperature and pressure.; ; It is used in medicine as an analgesic and antipyretic. Sodium salicylate also acts as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and induces apoptosis in cancer cells. It is also potential replacement for aspirin for people sensitive to it.
• Indication: It is used in medicine as an analgesic and antipyretic. Sodium salicylate also acts as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)
• Pharmacology: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as Salicylate-sodium work by inhibiting the enzyme cyclooxygenase (COX), which converts arachidonic acid to prostaglandin H2 (PGH2). PGH2, in turn, is converted by other enzymes to several other prostaglandins (which are mediators of pain, inflammation, and fever)
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