Why is this medication prescribed? How should this medicine be used? Other uses for this medicine What special precautions should I follow? What special dietary instructions should I follow?
What should I do if I forget a dose? What side effects can this medication cause? What should I know about storage and disposal of this medication? Brand names Brand names of combination products Other names. Swallow the delayed-release tablets with a full glass of water. Other uses for this medicine. What special precautions should I follow? Before taking aspirin, tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to aspirin, other medications for pain or fever, tartrazine dye, or any other medications.
Be sure to mention any of the following: acetazolamide Diamox ; angiotensin-converting enzyme ACE inhibitors such as benazepril Lotensin , captopril Capoten , enalapril Vasotec , fosinopril Monopril , lisinopril Prinivil, Zestril , moexipril Univasc , perindopril, Aceon , quinapril Accupril , ramipril Altace , and trandolapril Mavik ; anticoagulants 'blood thinners' such as warfarin Coumadin and heparin; beta blockers such as atenolol Tenormin , labetalol Normodyne , metoprolol Lopressor, Toprol XL , nadolol Corgard , and propranolol Inderal ; diuretics 'water pills' ; medications for diabetes or arthritis; medications for gout such as probenecid and sulfinpyrazone Anturane ; methotrexate Trexall ; other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NSAIDs such as naproxen Aleve, Naprosyn ; phenytoin Dilantin ; and valproic acid Depakene, Depakote.
Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you more carefully for side effects. Your doctor will probably tell you to allow some time to pass between taking your daily dose of aspirin and taking a dose of ibuprofen. If you have these conditions, there is a risk that you will have an allergic reaction to aspirin. Your doctor may tell you that you should not take aspirin.
Low dose aspirin mg may be taken during pregnancy, but aspirin doses greater that 81 mg may harm the fetus and cause problems with delivery if it is taken around 20 weeks or later during pregnancy. Do not take aspirin doses greater that 81 mg e. If you become pregnant while taking aspirin or aspirin containing medications, call your doctor. Unless your doctor tells you otherwise, continue your normal diet. Are allergic to aspirin.
Have asthma that is made worse by aspirin. What precautions do I need to take? Limit alcohol Drinking 3 or more alcoholic drinks every day while taking daily aspirin increases your risk for liver damage and stomach bleeding.
Talk to doctor before a surgery or procedure Before having a surgery or procedure that may cause bleeding, tell your doctor or dentist that you take aspirin. Tell your doctor about all your medicines Aspirin should not be taken with many prescription and over-the-counter drugs, vitamins, and natural health products. Be careful taking pain relievers Although non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NSAIDs , such as ibuprofen and naproxen, relieve pain and inflammation much like aspirin does, they do not affect blood clotting in the same way that aspirin does.
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The ARRIVE trial included men over the age of 55 and women over age 60 who were deemed to be at elevated risk for heart disease by having several risk factors.
Both trials showed that low dose aspirin at milligrams per day did not prevent subsequent heart attacks or strokes over a period of approximately five years. However, aspirin did increase the risk for major bleeding. It is likely that other therapies such as the appropriate use of statin medications , more intensive blood pressure control and smoking cessation are more important measures for prevention than taking aspirin. The best way to assess your risk level is to talk to your doctor about it.
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