Aspirin

Question 1

What is the presentation?

Answer 1

300mg tablet

Question 2

What effects does it have?

Answer 2

Analgesic
Antipyretic
Anti-inflammatory
Anti-platelet aggregation agent

Reduces mortality significantly in Acute Myocardial Infarction by minimising platelet aggregation and thrombus formation in order to retard the progression of coronary artery thrombosis.

Question 3

What are the indications?

Answer 3

Chest pain / discomfort of presumed cardiac origin.

Question 4

What are the contraindications?

Answer 4

Known hypersensitivity to aspirin / salicylates.

Children < 12 years of age.

Question 5

What are the precautions?

Answer 5

Actively bleeding peptic ulcers.
Suspected AAA.
Aspirin / salicylate-sensitive asthmatics

Question 6

What is the dosage and management plan?

Answer 6

300mg oral administration, preferably chewed.

Administered even if patient has taken aspirin that day or on anticoagulants.

Question 7

What are the side effects?

Answer 7

Heart burn, nausea, GI bleeding.
Increased bleeding time.
Anaphylactic reaction (some patients, especially asthmatics) exhibit notable sensitivity to aspirin, which may provoke various hypersensitivity / allergic reactions)