How do I check my medications for salicylates?
Checking your medications is really very easy. If the medication is a salicylate, it will say so in the chemical name. All you need to know then, is the chemical name of your medication. For instance, Zelnorm is a product name. The chemical name is tegaserod maleate. That doesn’t include salicylate, so it’s okay. Urised (the product name)is a blocker because the chemical name, phenol salicylate reflects this. Tylenol with Codeine is Acetaminophen with Codeine and neither of those is salicylate. The aspirin and codeine compound is acetylsalicylic acid and codeine. Migraine medications such as Imitrex (sumatriptan) are fine, but ones that contain aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) are blockers.
