The drug "Acetylsalicylic acid" is a synthetic drug that has analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects. In addition, the drug reduces the risk of thrombosis by preventing platelet aggregation.
Composition and forms of release of the drug "Acetylsalicylic acid"
The instructions for use indicate that the medication has several trade names: Aspirin, Upsarin Upsa, Thrombo ACC, etc. The medicine is produced in the form of conventional or effervescent tablets. The active ingredient in all these drugs is acetylsalicylic acid.
Instructions for use provides information that the medication should be taken for pain syndromes, febrile conditions resulting from infectious inflammatory diseases. The tool is indicated in the treatment of rheumatic ailments, for the prevention of embolism and thrombosis, as well as for the prevention of myocardial infarction.
Drug "Acetylsalicylic acid": instruction
There arethe following dosage regimens for various diseases. As an anti-inflammatory and analgesic, the drug should be taken up to 325 mg per day.
In case of pain and fever, from 500 mg to 1 gram of the drug is prescribed, while the intake is divided into 3 times. The daily dosage should not exceed three grams. The duration of therapy is two weeks.
Effervescent tablets must be dissolved in a glass of water and taken after eating, a single dose varies from a quarter to one gram. Take the drug 2-4 times a day. To improve the rheological properties of blood, it is necessary to take the medicine for several months at 150-250 mg per day.
As a prevention of myocardial infarction and to prevent recurrent heart attacks, 160 mg of the drug is prescribed once a day.
The drug "Acetylsalicylic acid": contraindications and side effects
It is unacceptable to use the remedy for ulcerative pathology of the duodenum and stomach in history and in the acute phase. Contraindications apply to patients with a tendency to hemorrhage, impaired liver and kidney function. It is forbidden to take medication for bronchial asthma and simultaneous treatment with anticoagulants.
You should not prescribe treatment for children under 15 years of age against the background of influenza, SARS or chickenpox. During pregnancy, the use of the drug "Acetylsalicylic acid" is also contraindicated.acid.”
An overdose of the drug causes an increase in side effects, which are manifested by lack of appetite, nausea, pain in the abdomen. In addition, there is tinnitus, allergic reactions, hearing is weakened. With prolonged use of Acetylsalicylic Acid tablets, the instruction indicates the possibility of dyspeptic manifestations and gastric bleeding, in which the duodenum and gastric mucosa are damaged.
