1. SODIUM SALICYLATE.
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SALICYLATES , *SODIUM salicylate , *ANALGESICS , *ANTI-inflammatory agents , *DRUGS , *PHARMACOPOEIAS - Abstract
A monograph for the pharmaceutical substance "NATRII SALICYLAS/SODIUM SALICYLATE" from the fourth edition of "The International Pharmacopoeia" is presented. Sodium salicylate is categorized as an analgesic and antiphlogistic. It is described as small, colorless crystals or shiny flakes or white crystalline powder. It is recommended that this substance be kept in a well-closed container that is protected from light. Procedures for performing an identity test and assay of the substance are described.
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- 2006