Carbasalate calcium explained
Carbasalate calcium is an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory drug,[1] as well as a platelet aggregation inhibitor.[2] It is a chelate of calcium acetylsalicylate (the calcium salt of aspirin) and urea.
Notes and References
- Murray FE, Hudson N, Atherton JC, Cole AT, Scheck F, Hawkey CJ . Comparison of effects of calcium carbasalate and aspirin on gastroduodenal mucosal damage in human volunteers . Gut . 38 . 1 . 11–4 . January 1996 . 8566836 . 1382971 . 10.1136/gut.38.1.11 .
- Mathieu P, Villemot JP, Stoltz JF, Scheck F, Garnier LF . [Antiaggregant effect and tolerance of calcium carbasalate administrated immediately after aorto-coronary bypass. Results of a double-blind versus placebo study] . Pathologie-Biologie . 44 . 6 . 571–80 . June 1996 . 8977914 .