aspirin Flashcards
1
Q
aspirin group
A
NSAIDS
2
Q
aspirin moa
A
inhibits prostaglandin formation by inhibiting cyclooxygenase enzyme
3
Q
aspirin uses
A
- analgesic- headache, backache, toothache, joint pain, dysmenorrhea
- antipyretic
- acute rheumatic fever
- rheumatoid arthritis
- osteoarthritis
- post myocardial infarction
4
Q
aspirin A/E
A
- n/v, anorexia, gastric irritation, gastric bleeding, perforation, esophagitis
- chronic renal failure, hepatic failure
- headache, mental confusion, seizure
- bleeding, thrombocytopenia