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  2. Do doctors still recommend aspirin? Yes, but it's complicated.

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    It's not that aspirin is point-blank no longer recommended. But as medical professionals learn more about the potential benefits and downsides of daily low-dose aspirin consumption, their ...

  3. Daily Aspirin No Longer Recommended for Stroke Prevention in ...

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    Nearly half of U.S. adults still believe that the benefits of taking low-dose aspirin daily outweighs the risks — despite new guidance that suggests otherwise, according to a new survey. 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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    Nine years later however, the USPSTF issued a grade B recommendation for the use of low-dose aspirin (75 to 100 mg/day) "for the primary prevention of CVD [cardiovascular disease] and CRC in adults 50 to 59 years of age who have a 10% or greater 10-year CVD risk, are not at increased risk for bleeding, have a life expectancy of at least 10 ...

  6. Therapeutic index - Wikipedia

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    Classically, for clinical indications of an approved drug, TI refers to the ratio of the dose of the drug that causes adverse effects at an incidence/severity not compatible with the targeted indication (e.g. toxic dose in 50% of subjects, TD 50) to the dose that leads to the desired pharmacological effect (e.g. efficacious dose in 50% of ...

  7. Antiplatelet drug - Wikipedia

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    Antiplatelet medications are one of the primary recommendations for treatment of both stable [4] and unstable [5] ischemic heart disease. Most commonly, aspirin is used as a single medication in cases of uncomplicated stable angina, and in some cases of unstable angina.

  8. Advice shifting on aspirin use for preventing heart attacks - AOL

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    Older adults without heart disease shouldn't take daily low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, an influential health guidelines group said in preliminary updated advice ...

  9. Indication (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Knowing the indication of the drug can also help providers determine if the dose of the drug is appropriate per indication, and this can greatly improve patient safety and drug effectiveness. [ 28 ] However, there are still some challenges with incorporating the indication of use on prescription drug labels.