Most Popular Brands: Enteric Aspirin, Ecotrin, Aspirin Dispersible
See also: Soma Compound
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.
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General health | 8 |
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2 | ||||
| stroke prevention | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Other | 1 | 0 | |||||
| blood thinner | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Support another treatment | 1 | 0 | |||||
| to make head aches disappear | 1 | 0 |
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 50% |
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Not indicated
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1 | 50% |
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Report created on November 23, 2009.