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| MedlinePlus | a681004 |
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| Excretion | Renal |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.554 |
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| Formula | C7H7NO2 |
| Molar mass | 137.138 g·mol−1 |
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| Density | 1.33 g/cm3 |
| Solubility in water | Soluble in hot water, ether, alcohol, and chloroform. mg/mL (20 °C) |
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Salicylamide (o-hydroxybenzamide oramide of salicyl) is a non-prescriptiondrug withanalgesic andantipyretic properties.[1] Its medicinal uses are similar to those ofaspirin.[2] Salicylamide is used in combination with bothaspirin andcaffeine in theover-the-counter pain remedy PainAid. It was also an ingredient in the over-the-counter pain remedyBC Powder but was removed from the formulation in 2009, andExcedrin used the ingredient from1960 to 1980 in conjunction withaspirin,acetaminophen, andcaffeine. It was used in later formulations ofVincent's powders in Australia as a substitute forphenacetin.

Derivatives of salicylamide includeethenzamide,labetalol,medroxalol,otilonium,oxyclozanide,salicylanilide,niclosamide, andraclopride.