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Backache Extra Strength (magnesium salicylate)

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Last reviewed · Source: First Databank (FDB) drug data

Overview

Choline salicylate, magnesium salicylate, sodium salicylate, and trolamine (triethanolamine) salicylate are nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIAs), and are salts of salicylic acid that dissociate to salicylate in vivo.

USES: Magnesium salicylate is used to relieve pain from various conditions. It also reduces pain, swelling, and joint stiffness from arthritis. This medication is known as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID).

Generic name: magnesium salicylate
Pronunciation: (mag-NEE-zee-um sa-LIS-i-late)

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Indications

The following indications are listed for Backache Extra Strength:

  • Bursitis
  • Fever
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Pain
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Synovitis

Also known as: Arthritis Deformans, Arthrosis Deformans, Degenerative Arthritis, Degenerative Joint Disease, Degenerative Polyarthritis, Febrile, Febrile Reaction, Hypertrophic Arthritis, Inflammation Of The Synovial Membrane, Inflammation Of The Synovium, Nodose Rheumatism, Osteoarthrosis, Pyrexia, Rheumatic Arthritis, Rheumatic Gout.

Dosing

Dosage of salicylate salts must be carefully adjusted according to individual requirements and response, using the lowest possible effective dosage.

Unless otherwise directed by a clinician, choline salicylate, magnesium salicylate, sodium salicylate should not be used for self-medication of pain for longer than 10 days in adults; choline salicylate and sodium salicylate should not be used for self-medication of pain for longer than 5 days in children. Pain of such intensity and duration may indicate a pathologic condition requiring medical evaluation and supervised treatment. These preparations should not be used in adults or children for self-medication of marked fever (greater than 39.5degreesC), fever persisting longer than 3 days, or recurrent fever, unless otherwise directed by a clinician, since such fevers may indicate serious illness requiring prompt evaluation and treatment by a physician. In addition, these preparations should not be used in adults or children for self-medication of sore throat for longer than 2 days, unless otherwise directed by a clinician.

To minimize the risk of overdosage, no more than 5 doses of any of these drugs should be administered to children for analgesia or antipyresis in any 24-hour period, unless otherwise directed by a clinician.

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Last reviewed · Source: First Databank (FDB) drug data