Research Notes on Aspirin
Over the past 100 years; aspirin has been used more than any other medication for the prevention and control of pain. It works by inhibiting the body's production of a hormone-like substance called prostaglandin, which is one of the building blocks that causes pain by stimulating muscle contractions and blood vessel dilation.
Fast Facts:
- Aspirin is used for mild to moderate pain, fever and in lower doses, aspirin also has properties as an inhibitor of platelet aggregation to treat transient ischemic attacks and unstable angina.
- Side effects of aspirin may include gastrointestinal bleeding, in large doses tinnitis and reye's syndrome in children.
- Overdose is lethal with a mortality rate of 25%.
5 Great Resources on Aspirin
- Wikipedia: Aspirin
- MedlinePlus: Aspirin
- Medscape: Aspirin (Bulk) Misc
- Drugs.com: Aspirin Tablets (Buffered) (Enteric Coated)
- Aspirin Foundation of America: Consumer Information
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What is Aspirin?
- Aspirin Foundation: What Is Aspirin?
- MedicineNet: Aspirin
- HealthLine: What Is Aspirin?
- WrongDiagnosis: Aspirin
- iVillage: About Aspirin
What Are The Uses for Aspirin?
- RxList: Bayer ASA Indications & Dosage
- MedlinePlus: Why Is Aspirin Prescribed?
- Bayer HealthCare: Pain
- Aspirin Foundation of America: Arthritis
- American Heart Association: Aspirin in Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention
What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Aspirin?
- RxList: Bayer ASA Warnings & Precautions
- Drugs.com: Aspirin Side Effects
- Medline Plus: What Side Effects Can This Medicine Cause?
- National Reyes Syndrome Foundation: What is the Role of Aspirin?
- HealthLine: What Is The Most Important Information I Should Know About Ibuprofen?
What are the Alternatives to Aspirin?
What are the Holistic Alternatives to Aspirin?
Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Aspirin
- Pharmapedia: How Aspirin Works
- Gomestic: 10 Surprising Uses For Aspirin
- Pharmaceutical International: Aspirin Heart Benefits More Likely in Men
- The Infertile Informer: Aspirin May Help Women Taking IVF Treatments Become Pregnant
- RxTimes: Lifesaving Benefits of Low-Dose Aspirin Therapy Maintained with Naproxen Sodium
Clinical Trials for Aspirin
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Aspirin Clinical Trials
- CenterWatch: Aspirin Clinical Trials
Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Aspirin
- HealthBoards: What To Take For Headaches Prior To Surgery?
- Daily Strength: Aspirin
- MigrainePage: Soluble Aspirin For Migraines
- DrugTalk: Aspirin Discussions
- Topix: Aspirin Forums
Controversy and Lawsuits about Aspirin
- MedicineNet: Aspirin for Women: Yes or No?
- Science Daily: Headaches Form Over A Possible New Form Of Aspirin
- News Target: Aspirin and Painkiller Drugs Cause Widespread Stomach Ulcers
Abuse of Aspirin
- eMedicineHealth: Aspirin Abuse
- PubMedCentral: Aspirin ingestion and perforated peptic ulcer
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Aspirin
- American Journal of Epidemiology: Risk of Uncomplicated Peptic Ulcer among Users of Aspirin and Nonaspirin Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs
- PubMedCentral: Aspirin Articles
- JAMA: Aspirin Search Result
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- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 1, 2008
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