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  2. Pill splitting - Wikipedia

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    A pill-splitter holding a tablet ready to split. Pill-splitting refers to the practice of splitting a tablet or pill to provide a lower dose of the active ingredient, or to obtain multiple smaller doses, either to reduce cost or because the pills available provide a larger dose than required.

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

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    Doctors stress the importance of talking to your health care provider before putting yourself on a daily dose of baby aspirin, which is typically 81 milligrams. “But sometimes in people with ...

  4. Cutting pills in half one way to trim medical expenses - AOL

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    Many people have caught on to the potential savings of asking their doctors for prescriptions for pills twice the strength of their prescribed dosage, then cutting them in half. By doing so ...

  5. Lacing (drugs) - Wikipedia

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    The classical model of drug cutting refers to the way that illicit drugs were diluted at each stage of the chain of distribution. [1]Drug markets have changed considerably since the 1980s; greater competition, and a shift from highly structured (and thus controlled) to greatly fragmented markets, has generated competition among dealers in terms of purity.

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

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    More than half the participants were women, and about one-third were non-white. Compared to ten years ago, fewer adults are using aspirin for the primary prevention of CVD, but the number is still ...

  7. Aspirin - Wikipedia

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    [15]: 27 The word Aspirin was Bayer's brand name, rather than the generic name of the drug; however, Bayer's rights to the trademark were lost or sold in many countries. Aspirin's popularity grew over the first half of the 20th century leading to fierce competition with the proliferation of aspirin brands and products. [21]

  8. A change of heart? Why daily aspirin might not be ... - AOL

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  9. Lysine acetylsalicylate - Wikipedia

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    Lysine acetylsalicylate, also known as aspirin DL-lysine or lysine aspirin, is a more soluble form of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin). As with aspirin itself, it is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antithrombotic and antipyretic properties. [ 1 ]