aspirin Flashcards

1
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aspirin group

A

NSAIDS

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aspirin moa

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inhibits prostaglandin formation by inhibiting cyclooxygenase enzyme

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3
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aspirin uses

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  • analgesic- headache, backache, toothache, joint pain, dysmenorrhea
  • antipyretic
  • acute rheumatic fever
  • rheumatoid arthritis
  • osteoarthritis
  • post myocardial infarction
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4
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aspirin A/E

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  • n/v, anorexia, gastric irritation, gastric bleeding, perforation, esophagitis
  • chronic renal failure, hepatic failure
  • headache, mental confusion, seizure
  • bleeding, thrombocytopenia
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