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What is Aspirin?

Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid or ASA) is used for mild to moderate pain, inflammation and fever. In lower doses it is an effective blood thinner and is used to prevent heart problems and stroke. Off label it is used to prevent pre-eclampsia and complications of some autoimmune disorders.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 9%
None
10 91%

Most commonly reported side effects

Bleed easily
1 9%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Aspirin. See all 25 dosages

  1 g as needed 2 - as needed 325mg as needed 600mg as needed daily 0.81 mg daily 1 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 81 mg daily 82 mg daily 83 mg daily 84 mg daily 100 g daily 100 mg daily 162 mg daily 200 g daily 200 mg daily 325 mg daily 500 mg daily 650 mg daily 1300 mg daily 1950 mg daily 3000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 67 Number of Patients: 67 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Aspirin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
6 40% Doctor's advice: 40%
Other
5 33% Other: 33%
Not indicated
2 13% Not indicated: 13%
Personal research
1 7% Personal research: 7%
Side effects too severe
1 7% Side effects too severe: 7%
Course of treatment ended
1 7% Course of treatment ended: 7%

See all 15 patients who’ve stopped taking Aspirin

Currently Taking Aspirin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
5
6
10
39

Stopped Taking Aspirin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
5
3
0
6

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
7 64%
Usually
4 36%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
11 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
7 64%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 21, 2009.