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*also known as ‘acetylsalicylic acid‘ (ASA)*
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-‘aspirin’ is a medication used to treat ‘pain’ / ‘fever’ / ‘inflammation’–
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(specific inflammatory conditions in which it is used include Kawasaki disease, pericarditis, and ‘rheumatic fever’)
Aspirin given shortly after a heart attack decreases the risk of death.
Aspirin is also used long-term to help prevent heart attacks, strokes, and blood clots in people at high risk.
(‘aspirin’ may also decrease the risk of certain types of cancer, particularly ‘colorectal cancer’)
(for pain or fever, effects typically begin within 30 minutes)
(common side effects include an ‘upset stomach’)
More significant side effects include stomach ulcers, stomach bleeding, and worsening asthma.
Bleeding risk is greater among those who are older, drink alcohol, take other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), or are on blood thinners.
Aspirin is not recommended in the last part of pregnancy.
It is not generally recommended in children with infections because of the risk of Reye’s syndrome.
High doses may result in ringing in the ears.
Aspirin works similar to other NSAIDs but also irreversibly blocks the normal functioning of platelets.
Aspirin, in the form of leaves from the willow tree, has been used for its health effects for at least 2,400 years.
(the first study of an extract from the bark for fever was completed in 1763 by Edward Stone)
Felix Hoffmann, a chemist at Bayer, has been credited with first chemically making aspirin in 1897.
Aspirin is one of the most widely used medications globally with an estimated 40,000 tonnes (50 to 120 billion pills) being consumed each year.
It is on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines, the most important medications needed in a basic health system.
(‘aspirin’ is available as a ‘generic medication’)
(the wholesale cost in the developing world as of 2014 is 0.002 to 0.025 USD per dose)
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(as of ‘2015’, the cost for a typical month of ‘medication’ in ‘the united states’ is less than ‘US $25’)
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