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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
1 4%
Mild
2 8%
None
21 88%

Most commonly reported side effects

blood pressure spiked
1 4%
COLD!!!!
1 4%
bleed a lot
1 4%
increased bruising - low iron in blood
1 4%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Aspirin. See all 43 dosages ►

  1000mg as needed 2 325mg as needed 2 500mg as needed 2 - as needed 325 mg as needed 325mg as needed 3 buffered81mg as needed 500 mg as needed 500mg as needed 650mg as needed 800mg as needed 81mg as needed daily mg as needed 0.81 mg daily 1 mg daily 1 other daily 100 g weekly 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 65 mg daily 75 mg daily 80 mg daily 80 other daily 81 mg daily 82 mg daily 84 mcg daily 85 mg daily 100 g daily 162 mg daily 200 mg daily 243 mg daily 250 mg daily 325 mg daily 364 mg daily 500 mg daily 650 mg daily 975 mg daily 1000 mg daily 2000 mg daily 2600 mg daily 3000 mg daily 4000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 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 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 156 Number of Patients: 156 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 31 Number of Patients: 31 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 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
Other
9 64% Other: 64%
Side effects too severe
3 21% Side effects too severe: 21%
Doctor's advice
2 14% Doctor's advice: 14%
Did not seem to work
1 7% Did not seem to work: 7%

See all 13 patients who’ve stopped taking Aspirin

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Aspirin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
3
7
32
24
95

Stopped Taking Aspirin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
1
5
2
4

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
17 71%
Usually
5 21%
Sometimes
2 8%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 4%
Not at all
23 96%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
15 63%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.