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What is the most important information I should know about aspirin?
• Take aspirin with milk, food, or an antacid to lessen stomach upset melting point of pure aspirin. Enteric-coated aspirin is specially formulated to be gentle on your stomach melting point of pure aspirin. Enteric-coated aspirin can be, but does not have to be, taken with milk or food melting point of pure aspirin. Enteric-coated aspirin should not be taken with an antacid melting point of pure aspirin.
• Do not break, chew, or crush the enteric-coated tablets melting point of pure aspirin. These have aspecial coating to protect your stomach melting point of pure aspirin. Swallow them whole melting point of pure aspirin.
• Avoid alcohol or use it in moderation while taking aspirin melting point of pure aspirin. If you drinkmore than three alcoholic beverages a day, the risk of stomach bleeding mayincrease melting point of pure aspirin.
What is aspirin?
• Aspirin is in a class of drugs called salicylates melting point of pure aspirin. It works by reducingsubstances in the body that cause pain and inflammation melting point of pure aspirin.
• Aspirin is used to reduce pain, inflammation, and fever melting point of pure aspirin. Aspirin is alsoused under medical supervision to treat and/or prevent heart attacks, transientischemic attacks (TIAs or "mini-strokes"), strokes, and angina incertain individuals melting point of pure aspirin.
• Aspirin may also be used for purposes other than those listed in thismedication guide melting point of pure aspirin.
Who should not take aspirin?
• Before taking this medication, tell your doctor if you
· have an allergy to aspirin;
· have an allergy to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) suchas ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil, others), naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn, Anaprox, others),indomethacin (Indocin), ketoprofen (Orudis KT, Orudis, Oruvail), nabumetone(Relafen), oxaprozin (Daypro), and others;
· have an allergy to tartrazine;
· drink more than three alcoholic beverages a day;
· have an ulcer or bleeding in your stomach;
· have liver disease;
· have kidney disease;
· have a coagulation (bleeding) disorder (e.g., hemophilia);
· have congestive heart failure;
· have fluid retention;
· have heart disease;
· have high blood pressure;
· have gout;
· have asthma; or
· have nasal polyps melting point of pure aspirin.
• You may not be able to take aspirin, or you may require a dosage adjustmentor special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listedabove melting point of pure aspirin.
• The FDA has not formally evaluated the effects of aspirin taken duringpregnancy melting point of pure aspirin. However, it is known that aspirin taken during pregnancy may affectan unborn baby's heart, reduce birth weight, and have other dangerous effectson the unborn baby melting point of pure aspirin. Do not take aspirin without first talking to your doctorif you are pregnant melting point of pure aspirin.
• Aspirin passes into breast milk and may harm a nursing infant melting point of pure aspirin. Do nottake this medicine without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feedinga baby melting point of pure aspirin.
• Do not use aspirin to treat a child or teenager who has a fever, flusymptoms, or chicken pox without first talking to the child's doctor melting point of pure aspirin. In childrenyounger than 18 years of age, aspirin may increase the risk of Reye's syndrome,a rare but often fatal condition melting point of pure aspirin.
How should I take aspirin?
• Take aspirin exactly as directed by your doctor, or follow the instructionsthat accompany the package if you are using an over-the-counter medicine melting point of pure aspirin. Ifyou do not understand these instructions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctorto explain them to you melting point of pure aspirin.
• Take each dose with a full glass of water melting point of pure aspirin. This may reduce the risk ofthe medication becoming lodged in your esophagus or throat melting point of pure aspirin. Remaining uprightfor 15 to 30 minutes following a dose may further reduce this risk melting point of pure aspirin.
• Take aspirin with milk, food, or an antacid to lessen stomach upset melting point of pure aspirin. Enteric-coated aspirin is specially formulated to be gentle on your stomach melting point of pure aspirin. Enteric-coated aspirin can be, but does not have to be, taken with milk or food melting point of pure aspirin. Enteric-coated aspirin should not be taken with an antacid melting point of pure aspirin.
• Do not crush, chew, or break any enteric-coated forms of aspirin melting point of pure aspirin. Thesehave a special coating to protect your stomach melting point of pure aspirin. Swallow them whole melting point of pure aspirin.
• Do not take aspirin more often than is prescribed by your doctor or recommendedon the package melting point of pure aspirin. If your condition does not improve within 3 to 4 days, talkto your doctor melting point of pure aspirin.
• Be aware of the aspirin content of other prescription or over-the-countermedications to avoid taking too much aspirin melting point of pure aspirin.
• Do not take any aspirin that smells strongly of vinegar melting point of pure aspirin. This smell meansthat the aspirin has begun to break down melting point of pure aspirin.
• Store aspirin at room temperature away from moisture and heat melting point of pure aspirin.
What happens if I miss a dose?
• If you are taking aspirin regularly--for example, to treat arthritis--takethe missed dose up to 2 hours late melting point of pure aspirin. If more than 2 hours have passed since themissed dose, skip the missed dose and take only your next regularly scheduleddose melting point of pure aspirin. Do not take a double dose melting point of pure aspirin.
• If you are taking aspirin on an as-needed basis, missing a dose is notusually a problem melting point of pure aspirin. Take your aspirin as soon as you remember, and do not takeanother dose for the amount of time prescribed by your doctor or recommendedon the package melting point of pure aspirin.
What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention melting point of pure aspirin.
• Symptoms of an aspirin overdose include ringing in the ears, headache,nausea, vomiting, dizziness, confusion, hallucinations, coma, seizures, rapidbreathing, and fever melting point of pure aspirin.
What should I avoid while taking aspirin?
• Avoid taking other over-the-counter or prescription medications containingaspirin; salicylates (forms of aspirin) such as magnesium and/or choline salicylate(Magan, Doan's, Bayer Select Backache Pain Formula, Mobidin, Arthropan, Trilisate,Tricosal) and salsalate (Disalcid); and NSAIDs such as ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil,Nuprin, others), naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn, Anaprox, others), indomethacin (Indocin),ketoprofen (Orudis KT, Orudis, Oruvail), nabumetone (Relafen), oxaprozin (Daypro),and others melting point of pure aspirin. Combined with aspirin, these medicines can be dangerous melting point of pure aspirin.
• Avoid alcohol or use it with moderation while taking aspirin melting point of pure aspirin. If youdrink more than three alcoholic beverages a day, aspirin may increase the riskof stomach bleeding melting point of pure aspirin.
• Tell your doctor and dentist that you are taking aspirin, especiallyif you need to undergo a surgical procedure melting point of pure aspirin. Aspirin may prolong bleeding melting point of pure aspirin.
What are the possible side effects of aspirin?
• If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop takingaspirin and seek medical attention or call your doctor immediately:
· an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of your throat;swelling of your lips, tongue, or face; or hives);
· black, bloody, or tarry stools;
· nausea, vomiting, or abdominal pain;
· uncontrolled fever;
· blood in your urine or vomit;
· decreased hearing or ringing in the ears;
· seizures; or
· dizziness, confusion, or hallucinations melting point of pure aspirin.
• If you experience any of the following less serious side effects, notifyyour doctor:
· heartburn or indigestion,
· faint ringing in the ears,
· drowsiness, or
· headache melting point of pure aspirin.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur melting point of pure aspirin. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome melting point of pure aspirin.
What other drugs will affect aspirin?
• Do not take aspirin without first talking to your doctor if you are takingany of the following medicines:
· an anticoagulant such as warfarin (Coumadin), heparin, enoxaparin (Lovenox),dalteparin (Fragmin), danaparoid (Orgaran), ardeparin (Normiflo), or tinzaparin(Innohep);
· a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) such as ibuprofen (Motrin,Advil, Nuprin, others), ketoprofen (Orudis, Orudis KT, Oruvail), naproxen (Naprosyn,Anaprox, Aleve), diclofenac (Voltaren, Cataflam), nabumetone (Relafen), oxaprozin(Daypro), piroxicam (Feldene), etodolac (Lodine), fenoprofen (Nalfon), flurbiprofen(Ansaid), indomethacin (Indocin), ketorolac (Toradol), sulindac (Clinoril),or tolmetin (Tolectin); or
· another salicylate such as aspirin (Acuprin, Ecotrin, Ascriptin, Bayer,others); choline salicylate and/or magnesium salicylate (Magan, Doan's, BayerSelect Backache Pain Formula, Mobidin, Arthropan, Trilisate, Tricosal), or salsalate(Disalcid) melting point of pure aspirin.
• You may not be able to take aspirin, or you may require a dosage adjustmentor special monitoring if you are taking any of the medicines listed above melting point of pure aspirin.
• If you have diabetes, moderate to large doses of aspirin may producefalse urine glucose test results melting point of pure aspirin.
• Many drugs, including those not listed here, can interact with aspirin,resulting in side effects and/or decreased effectiveness of the medications melting point of pure aspirin. Do not take any other prescription or over-the-counter medicines or herbal productswithout first talking to your doctor during treatment with aspirin melting point of pure aspirin.
Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about aspirin written forhealth professionals that you may read melting point of pure aspirin.
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