Aspirin: instructions

Until recently, one of the best-selling drugs in our country was aspirin. The instruction indicates acetylsalicylic acid as the active substance of this synthetic preparation. Aspirin was credited with a miracle force, calling it almost a panacea for all diseases. Later, this boom subsided and the drug was attributed to many negative characteristics. So what is this drug that caused such heated debate?

Aspirin, whose composition in addition to acetylsalicylic acid includes 10 mg of cellulosic powder and 10 mg of starch, has antipyretic effect, because in most people this drug is always at hand at high temperature. The drug also has an anesthetic effect, because many give it preference for headaches or dental pain, with pain of a neuralgic origin. Aspirin (the instruction recommends its acceptance for infectious-inflammatory diseases) has an anti-inflammatory effect, which means it is indispensable for colds and flu, fever, and for the prevention of rheumatism. And of course, speaking of aspirin, we can not fail to mention the prevention of thrombosis, as well as the prevention of myocardial infarction. It is these medicinal properties of the drug that made it so popular in its time.

Many people who take aspirin, the drug's instruction has never been opened. And this is a huge mistake. Before taking any medication, be sure to read the instruction leaflet, and aspirin should not be an exception. In addition to the section "Aspirin, indications for use" in the insert you will find a huge list of contraindications and side effects. Do not neglect this information!

Like most medical drugs, aspirin is contraindicated in pregnancy. Breastfeeding mothers with short-term admission of medium doses can not interrupt breastfeeding. Before taking the drug, aspirin (the instruction details the dosage), you must clearly understand why you are taking this drug. If, as an analgesic for dental pain, migraine or neuralgia, the dose will vary from 0.25 mg to 1 g, and the number of doses 2-3 times a day. If the drug is recommended for rheumatism or polyarthritis, the daily dose increases to two to three grams, and the drug is taken for a long time.

Another very important information: aspirin tablets are taken only after meals. Breaking this rule can create a lot of problems for yourself, first of all, with the gastrointestinal tract. Also, one can not thinklessly treat side effects. While we are young and relatively healthy, a decent list of contraindications makes us smile, it seems to us that from one-time intake of harm will not be. Do not hope so, as aspirin can cause nausea, and can completely break off the appetite, can easily create discomfort in the stomach, and can cause an allergic reaction of the skin, hearing may be weakened, or noise in the ears. It must be remembered that the use of any drug, even one that all your relatives and relatives use in similar situations, should be recommended by a doctor. Only in this case you can be sure that the drug will not harm, but will benefit your body.

But if you still took the drug, but missed the dose, immediately call an ambulance, as the overdose gives the most real poisoning, as also written in the insert.

Aspirin, which has millions of supporters, is a drug tested by time. Many give him preference also because the democratic price does not hit the wallet. And in our difficult times this is important.