ASPIRIN

CONTENTS• DEFINITION• DESCRIPTION• PRECAUTIONS• PURPOSE• HISTORY• VETERNARY USES• DISADVANTAGES• CONCLUSION

DEFINITION• Aspirin is a medicine that relieves

pain and reduces fever

• Europe in 1899

• German chemist named Felix Hoffman as a treatment for his father's arthritis.

DESCRIPTION• Aspirin, also known as acetyl salicylic acid

acid

• Aspirin belongs to a group of drugs called salicylates

• Aspirin is quickly absorbed into the blood stream and provides rapid and relatively long-lasting pain relief.

• Aspirin may be used as a first-line

treatment for a heart attack

PRECAUTIONS• Aspirin should not be given to the children

• Aspirin can cause Reye's syndrome, a life-threatening condition that affects the nervous system and liver

• Those who survive may have permanent brain damage.

• Pregnant women

PURPOSE• Aspirin is still used to relieve many

kinds of minor aches and pains—headaches,

• Toothaches,

• Muscle pain

• Menstrual cramps,

• Joint pains associated with arthritis

HISTORY• Medicines containing

derivatives of saliclic acid

• Aspirin's popularity declined after the release of paracetamol (acetaminophen) in 1956 and ibuprofen in 1969.

VETERNARY USES• Aspirin has been used to treat pain and arthritis

in veterinary medicine

• In DOG’S

• HORSES have also been given aspirin for pain relief.

• Aspirin should only be used in animals under the direct supervision of a veterinarian

DISADVANTAGES Upset stomach, Heartburn, Loss of appetite small amounts of blood in the

stool Fever, Vision problems, liver damage Thirst, stomach ulcers, bleeding

BY K.BHARATH REDDY

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