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salsalate
Sign in to saveAlso known as Disalcid, 2-Carboxyphenyl salicylate, Sasapyrin, Sasapyrine, Salicyloxysalicylic acid, Disalicylsaeure, O-Salicylsalicylic acid, O-Salicylcylsalicylsaeure
Salsalate is a medication that belongs to the salicylate and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) classes.
Key facts
- Drug.Verifiedfields
- changed
- Drug.Watchedfields
- changed
- Drug.verifiedrevid
- 437202892
- Drug.IUPAC_name
- 2-(2-Hydroxybenzoyl)oxybenzoic acid
- Drug.image
- Salsalate.svg
- Drug.image_class
- skin-invert-image
- Drug.tradename
- Disalcid, Salflex
- Drug.MedlinePlus
- a682880
- Drug.pregnancy_US
- C
- Drug.legal_US
- Rx-only
- Drug.CAS_number
- 552-94-3
- Drug.ATC_prefix
- N02
- Drug.ATC_suffix
- BA06
- Drug.PubChem
- 5161
- Drug.DrugBank
- DB01399
- Drug.ChEBI
- 9014
- Drug.ChemSpiderID
- 4977
- Drug.UNII
- V9MO595C9I
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C14H10O5
- Molecular weight
- 258.23 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)oxybenzoic acid
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C(=C1)C(=O)OC2=CC=CC=C2C(=O)O)O
- InChIKey
- WVYADZUPLLSGPU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3
- Polar surface area
- 83.8 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 5
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Phase 2
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
- Indications
- Fever, pain, obesity, atherosclerosis
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Research
281 papers- Salsalate.2012
- Salsalate.2006
- Salsalate: a pleotropic anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of diabetes, obesity, and metabolic diseases.Inflammopharmacology · 2023
- Salsalate reduces atherosclerosis through AMPKβ1 in mice.Molecular metabolism · 2021
- Salsalate negatively impacts microvascular function in women with endometriosis.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2025
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- depside
- Mass
- 258.052823
- Has use
- medication
Show 10 more facts
- chemical formula
- C₁₄H₁₀O₅
- medical condition treated
- arthritis
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C(=C1)C(=O)OC2=CC=CC=C2C(=O)O)O
- defined daily dose
- 3
- World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
- salsalate
- Commons category
- Salsalate
- melting point
- 135
- found in taxon
- Fissistigma cavaleriei
- has characteristic
- bitterness
- legal status (medicine)
- boxed warning
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Mechanism of action
- Medical uses
- Safety
- Research
- History
- Synthesis
- References
Salsalate is a medication that belongs to the salicylate and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) classes.
Salsalate is the generic name of a prescription drug marketed under the brandnames Mono-Gesic, Salflex, Disalcid, and Salsitab. Other generic and brand name formulations may be available.
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