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ASA Tablet Substitute

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Verified Ingredients and Effects

Composition:

ASPIRIN-75MG

Uses:

Pain relief, Prevention of heart attack, Prevention of stroke

Medicinal Benefits:

Low dose of Aspirin acts as a blood thinner preventing blood cells sticking together and forming a blood clot in the arteries of the heart. This decreases the risk of having any heart attack or stroke in future. A high dose of Aspirin inhibits the activity of the cyclooxygenase (COX) and prostaglandins (PGs) that cause inflammation, swelling, pain, and fever. 

FAQs

Yes, taking ASA Tablet can cause stomach upset. So, please take ASA Tablet with a meal to avoid it or do as advised by your doctor.

Yes, ASA Tablet is used for thinning of blood. It works by preventing platelets (type of blood cells) from sticking together and forming clots.

In most cases, doctor asks you to stop taking ASA Tablet few days prior to your surgery so as to prevent excessive blood loss during the surgery.

Reye's syndrome is a rare and serious disease which generally occurs in children if ASA Tablet is given to treat viral infection like small pox, and chicken pox.

Yes, ASA Tablet can cause stomach bleeding and it can increase in patients consuming alcohol along with ASA Tablet . Please consult your doctor if bleeding does not stop and do as advised.

If you are asthmatic, having hay fever or any other chronic respiratory diseases, taking ASA Tablet may induce an asthma attack and even worsen your condition. So, please inform your doctor before taking ASA Tablet if you are asthmatic.

Daily use of ASA Tablet with ibuprofen may decrease the efficiency of ASA Tablet 's ability to prevent heart attak and stroke as blood thinner.

No. ASA Tablet should not be used for the relief of stomach pain. In case you have stomach pain it might be the sign of gastric bleeding, or heartburn which can be one of the side effect of the ASA Tablet .

Yes. Taking with milk or snack can prevent the symptoms of stomach upset.

Children and teenagers should not take ASA Tablet if they have flu, chickenpox, or any undiagnosed illness. Besides this, if they have taken any vaccination recently, taking ASA Tablet might increase the risk of Reye's syndrome, a rare but serious illness. Your doctor will decide whether to prescribe in children or teenagers or not.