METHYL SALICYLATE BP for use as an animal repellent (to repel dogs and cats from flower gardens); insect repellant. Also used to treat minor aches and pains of the muscles/joints (e.g. Arthritis, backache, sprains). For acute joint and muscular pain, methyl salicylate is used as a rubefacient and analgesic in deep heating liniments. It is used as a flavoring agent in chewing gums and mints in small concentrations and added as antiseptic in mouthwash solutions.

SODIUM SALICYLATE BP è usato in medicina come analgesico e antipiretico. Il salicilato di sodio agisce anche come farmaco antinfiammatorio non steroideo (FANS).