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  2. Aspirin - Wikipedia

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    Aspirin is also used long-term to help prevent further heart attacks, ischaemic strokes, and blood clots in people at high risk. [10] For pain or fever, effects typically begin within 30 minutes. [10] Aspirin works similarly to other NSAIDs but also suppresses the normal functioning of platelets. [10] One common adverse effect is an upset ...

  3. Mechanism of action of aspirin - Wikipedia

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    It does so by acetylating the hydroxyl of a serine residue at the 530 amino acid position. [6] Normally COX produces prostaglandins, most of which are pro-inflammatory, and thromboxanes, which promote clotting. Aspirin-modified COX-2 produces 15-epi-lipoxins, which act to resolve inflammatory responses similar to other lipoxins. [7]

  4. Salicylate poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Salicylate poisoning, also known as aspirin poisoning, is the acute or chronic poisoning with a salicylate such as aspirin. [1] The classic symptoms are ringing in the ears, nausea, abdominal pain, and a fast breathing rate. [1] Early on, these may be subtle, while larger doses may result in fever.

  5. Daily low-dose aspirin has its benefits — and risks. Here's ...

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    Does aspirin protect heart health? Research around the use of aspirin for cardiovascular health is also mixed. Data from three large clinical trials published in 2018 found that, while there was a ...

  6. What Taking Aspirin Every Day Does to Your Body - AOL

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    You may have read or heard about various reports that taking daily aspirin—yes, that old-time resident of your grandmother's medicine cabinet—may have benefits for modern health conditions ...

  7. If you take aspirin daily, you could raise your risk of this ...

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    More than 40% of adults aged 60 and over take the pill to lower the risk of blood clots, but it’s a recommendation that many doctors have cut back on making recently.

  8. Absorption (pharmacology) - Wikipedia

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    Intravascular administration does not involve absorption, and there is no loss of drug. [4] The fastest route of absorption is inhalation. [5] Absorption is a primary focus in drug development and medicinal chemistry, since a drug must be absorbed before any medicinal effects can take place. Moreover, the drug's pharmacokinetic profile can be ...

  9. Many Older Adults Take Daily Aspirin to Cut Cardiovascular ...

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    Many Americans 60 years and older still take daily aspirin to help prevent cardiovascular disease, even though it can pose significant health risks.