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  2. Many older adults are still taking daily aspirin, even though ...

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    The latest research on the prevalence of aspirin use to prevent cardiovascular disease suggests that in 2021, nearly a third of adults 60 or older without cardiovascular disease were still using ...

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

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    Older adults are still likely to take a daily, low dose aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, even though doing so carries significant risks. Using aspirin to ward off ...

  4. Daily aspirin use among older adults remains prevalent ...

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    A recent survey found that while the number of adults using aspirin to prevent heart disease has decreased, about one-third of adults ages 60 and older without heart disease were still taking ...

  5. Aspirin - Wikipedia

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    Although aspirin's use as an antipyretic in adults is well established, many medical societies and regulatory agencies, including the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Food and Drug Administration, strongly advise against using aspirin for the treatment of fever in children because of the risk of ...

  6. Beers criteria - Wikipedia

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    Beers criteria. The Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults, commonly called the Beers List, [1] are guidelines published by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) for healthcare professionals to help improve the safety of prescribing medications for adults 65 years and older in all except palliative settings ...

  7. Mechanism of action of aspirin - Wikipedia

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    Mechanism of action of aspirin. Tridimensional model of the chemical structure of aspirin. Aspirin causes several different effects in the body, mainly the reduction of inflammation, analgesia (relief of pain), the prevention of clotting, and the reduction of fever. Much of this is believed to be due to decreased production of prostaglandins ...

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

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    That was followed by a 2022 recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) stressing that people ages 60 or older should not take a daily baby aspirin for heart health ...

  9. Salicylate poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Salicylate poisoning. A skeletal structural formula for aspirin. 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]

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