Bayer? Aspirin Extra Strength [OTC]
Related terms
Brand Names: U.S.:
Ascriptin? Maximum Strength [OTC];Ascriptin? Regular Strength [OTC];Aspercin [OTC];Aspergum? [OTC];Aspir-low [OTC];Aspirtab [OTC];Bayer? Aspirin Extra Strength [OTC];Bayer? Aspirin Regimen Adult Low Strength [OTC];Bayer? Aspirin Regimen Children's [OTC];Bayer? Aspirin Regimen Regular Strength [OTC];Bayer? Genuine Aspirin [OTC];Bayer? Plus Extra Strength [OTC];Bayer? Women's Low Dose Aspirin [OTC];Buffasal [OTC];Bufferin? Extra Strength [OTC];Bufferin? [OTC];Buffinol [OTC];Ecotrin? Arthritis Strength [OTC];Ecotrin? Low Strength [OTC];Ecotrin? [OTC];Halfprin? [OTC];St Joseph? Adult Aspirin [OTC];Tri-Buffered Aspirin [OTC]
Brand Names: Canada:
Asaphen;Asaphen E.C.;Entrophen?;Novasen;Praxis ASA EC 81 Mg Daily Dose
Uses
- It is used to stop heart attacks.
- It is used to stop strokes.
- It is used to ease pain, swelling, and fever.
- It is used to treat arthritis.
- It is used to treat gout attacks.
- It is used to treat rheumatic fever.
- It is used to protect bypass grafts and stents in the heart.
- Aspirin blocks chemicals that cause pain and swelling.
- It lowers fever by changing the body's thermostat in the brain.
- It stops platelets from getting sticky and clumping.
Dosing
How to take
- To gain the most benefit, do not miss doses.
- Take with or without food. Take with food if it causes an upset stomach.
- Swallow enteric-coated and long-acting products whole. Do not chew, break, or crush.
- Chewable tablet: Chew or crush well. Mix crushed tablet with food. Do not swallow it whole.
- Use suppository rectally.
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