BLOCK ASPIRIN/SALICYLAMIDE COMBO RELIEVES PAIN 17 MINUTES "SOONER"
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
BLOCK ASPIRIN/SALICYLAMIDE COMBO RELIEVES PAIN 17 MINUTES "SOONER" than aspirin alone, Block Drug reported in a study submitted to FDA to support monograph status of 195 mg salicylamide as an analgesic adjuvant to 650 mg aspirin. Conducted by Stephen Cooper, PhD, et al., the double blind, randomized, parallel group study compared efficacy profiles for four preparations -- placebo, 650 mg aspirin, 650 mg aspirin with 195 mg salicylamide, and 1,300 mg aspirin -- and found that onset of pain relief "occurred 17 minutes sooner" in the aspirin/salicylamide group than in the 650 mg aspirin group. Block Drug markets BC Powder analgesic product which contains the aspirin/salicylamide combination.