Therapeutic Action
Analgesic, antipyretic, non steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) Platelet antiaggregant (at low dose)
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Analgesic, antipyretic, non steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) Platelet antiaggregant (at low dose)
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Mild pain, fever Secondary prevention of severe pre-eclampsia
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Do not administer to patients with allergy to aspirin and NSAID, gastroduodenal ulcer, coagulation disorders, haemorrhage, severe renal, hepatic or cardiac impairment. Do not administer to children for pain or fever (use paracetamol). Administer with caution to older patients or patients with asthma. Do not exceed indicated doses, particularly in older patients. Intoxications are severe, possibly fatal. May cause: allergic reactions, epigastric pain, gastroduodenal ulcer, haemorrhage; dizziness, tinnitus (early signs of overdose); Reye’s syndrome in children (encephalopathy and severe hepatic disorders). For all cases above, stop aspirin. Do not combine with methotrexate, anticoagulants or NSAID. Monitor combination with insulin (increased hypoglycaemia) and corticosteroids. Pregnancy: th pain and fever: avoid. CONTRA-INDICATED from the beginning of the 6 month. Use paracetamol. prevention of pre-eclampsia: do not exceed 150 mg daily. Breast-feeding: avoid. Use paracetamol.
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300 mg tablet 75 mg enteric coated tablet
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Pain and fever Adolescent over 16 years and adult: 300 mg to 1 g every 4 to 6 hours (max. 4 g daily), for 1 to 3 days Prevention of pre-eclampsia th th 75 to 150 mg once daily from the 12 to the 36 week of gestation. Stop treatment 5 to 10 days before the expected date of delivery.
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Take during meals, preferably with a lot of water. Do not crush enteric coated tablets. Aspirin may be administered in secondary prevention of atherothrombosis, at a dose of 75 to 300 mg daily. Also comes in 500 mg tablets and 300 mg dispersible tablets.
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– Below 25 °C Do not use if tablets have a strong smell of vinegar. A slight vinegar smell is always present.
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300 mg to 1 g every 4 to 6 hours (max. 4 g daily), for 1 to 3 days
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