594492 Disclosed herein is a sodium salt of 5-cyclopropyl-2-2-{ [2-(2,6-difluorophenyl)pyrimidine)pyrimidin-5-yl]amino} benzoide acid (I) as a DHODH inhibitor; a pharmaceutical composition comprising said salt and one or more therapeutic agents selected selected from anti-TNF-alpha monoclonal antibodies, TNF-alpha Antagonists, calcineurin (PP-2B) Inhibitors / INS expression inhibitors, IL-1 receptor antagonists, anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies, p38 Inhibitors, NF-kappaB (NFKB) activation inhibitors, dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) inhibitors, JAK3 Inhibitors, MEK inhibitors, S1 P1 agonists, Interferons, inmunomodulators, and adenosine aminohydrolase inhibitors; and the use of said salt or pharmaceutical composition in the treatment of a pathological condition or disease susceptible to amelioration by inhibition of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondilytis, multiple sclerosis, Wegener's granulomatosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, psoriasis and sarcoidosis.