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  2. Mechanism of action of aspirin - Wikipedia

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    Aspirin acts as an acetylating agent where an acetyl group is covalently attached to a serine residue in the active site of the COX enzyme. [1] This makes aspirin different from other NSAIDs (such as diclofenac and ibuprofen), which are reversible inhibitors; aspirin creates an allosteric change in the structure of the COX enzyme. [2]

  3. Aspirin - Wikipedia

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    It was found that short-term aspirin use in therapeutic doses might precipitate reversible acute kidney injury when the patient was ill with glomerulonephritis or cirrhosis. [71] Aspirin for some patients with chronic kidney disease and some children with congestive heart failure was contraindicated. [71]

  4. 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 ]

  5. Macrolide - Wikipedia

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    The macrolide ring is the lactone (cyclic ester) at upper left. Clarithromycin Roxithromycin. Macrolides are a class of mostly natural products with a large macrocyclic lactone ring to which one or more deoxy sugars, usually cladinose and desosamine, may be attached. The lactone rings are usually 14-, 15-, or 16-membered.

  6. Anti-ulcer agents - Wikipedia

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    Clarithromycin is an antibiotic under the class of macrolide. [33] It is indicated for the eradication of H. pylori to minimize the probability of duodenal ulcer recurrence by being a component of the combination therapy. [31] [34] Clarithromycin is available as tablets which should be taken orally. [35] [36] [37]

  7. Commonly prescribed drugs - Wikipedia

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    The use of commonly prescribed drugs can be reflected from the number of prescriptions of the drugs. Countries have their own dataset in recording the trend of commonly prescribed drugs. For example, the United States uses the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) [ 1 ] and England uses the English Prescribing Dataset [ 2 ] to record the ...

  8. Choking emergency? How to do the Heimlich maneuver - AOL

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    Next, thrust in an inward and upward motion on the diaphragm. This will force air out of the lungs and remove the blockage. Repeat these abdominal thrusts up to five times, the doctor advised.

  9. Acetylsalicylic acid/dipyridamole - Wikipedia

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    Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) - An extremely common NSAID that has anticoagulant effects Dipyridamole , a drug that inhibits platelet activation [ 2 ] when given chronically and causes vasodilation when given at high doses over short time.