| abstract |
Pharmaceutical compositions of alkali metal salts of salicylamide are orally administered with significantly improved analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and sedative results, as compared with solid oral dosage forms of both salicylamide and the alkali or alkaline earth metal salts of salicylamide. The compositions are administered as solutions formed by dissolving in an aqueous media a composition comprised of a unit dosage amount of an alkali metal salt of salicylamide, an effervescent couple and a nucleating inhibitor. |