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2. Clark's rule - Wikipedia

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   The procedure is to take the child's weight in pounds, divide by 150 lb, and multiply the fractional result by the adult dose to find the equivalent child dosage.For example, if an adult dose of medication calls for 30 mg and the child weighs 30 lb, divide the weight by 150 (30/150) to obtain 1/5 and multiply 1/5 times 30 mg to get 6 mg.

3. Equianalgesic - Wikipedia

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   An equianalgesic chart can be a useful tool, but the user must take care to correct for all relevant variables such as route of administration, cross tolerance, half-life and the bioavailability of a drug. [5] For example, the narcotic levorphanol is 4–8 times stronger than morphine, but also has a much longer half-life. Simply switching the ...

4. 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 ...

5. Aspirin - Wikipedia

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   However, more recent trials were not able to replicate similar outcomes using low dose aspirin in low body weight (<70 kg) in specific subset of population studied i.e. elderly and diabetic population, and more evidence is required to study the effect of high dose aspirin in high body weight (≥70 kg). [108] [109] [110]

6. 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 ...

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

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   The number of adults without CVD who reported using aspirin was 14.4%, down from 20.6% in 2021. However, when stratified by age, a different picture emerges: for adults 70 and older, 38% are still ...

8. Mechanism of action of aspirin - Wikipedia

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   Additionally, aspirin induces the formation of NO-radicals in the body, which have been shown in mice to have an independent mechanism of reducing inflammation. This reduces leukocyte adhesion, which is an important step in immune response to infection. There is currently insufficient evidence to show that aspirin helps to fight infection. [18]

9. Apothecaries' system - Wikipedia

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   English-speaking countries also used a system of units of fluid measure, or in modern terminology volume units, based on the apothecaries' system. Originally, the terms and symbols used to describe the volume measurements of liquids were the same as or similar to those used to describe weight measurements of solids [33] (for example, the pound by weight and the fluid pint were both referred to ...