Bayer Aspirin
Indication of Bayer Aspirin:
Aspirin is used for: Relief of pain of mild to moderate severity Relief of fever in patients older than 18 years of age Inhibition of platelet aggregation Symptomatic relief of pain in patients with painful bone metastases Migraine Tension headache Rheumatoid arthritis Osteoarthritis Acute rheumatic fever In children Aspirin may be used in: Rheumatic fever Juvenile chronic arthritis Kawasakis diseaseAction of Bayer Aspirin:
Aspirin is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that relieves pain and reduces fever by blocking prostaglandin synthesis by inhibiting an enzyme known as cyclo-oxygenase.Dose Advice of Bayer Aspirin:
Adults 300-900 mg every 4-6 hours as requiredChildren Rheumatic fever and juvenile chronic arthritis: The initial dose is 15-20 mg/kg every 6 hours Maintenance dosing is 20 mg/kg every 4-6 hours Kawasakis disease The initial dose is 10 mg/kg every 8 hours until the fever settles Maintenance dosing is 3-5 mg/kg once a daySchedule of Bayer Aspirin:
20s: Unscheduled; 100s: S2Common side effects of Bayer Aspirin:
Nausea and vomiting Indigestion Stomach and intestinal ulceration or bleeding Headache Dizziness Ringing earsUncommon side effects of Bayer Aspirin:
Skin rashes Iron deficiency anaemia Kidney impairment Oesophageal ulceration Allergic reactionsDiseases treated by Bayer Aspirin:
Ankylosing Spondylitis Cancer pain Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Cervical Spondylosis Dysmenorrhoea Tension headache TonsillitisSymptoms associated with Bayer Aspirin:
PainGN: Aspirin
Con: migraine