Treatments: Aspirin
Aspirin:
Common pain relief, inflammation relieving, and blood thinning medication
Description:
Aspirin (or acetylsalicylic acid) works in part by suppressing the
production of prostaglandins, hormone-like substances that have
wide-ranging roles throughout the body, such as stimulating uterine
contractions, regulating body temperature and blood vessel constriction,
and helping blood clotting.1
Count: Aspirin is listed as a: treatment for 46 conditions; alternative treatment for 46 conditions; preventive treatment for 4 conditions; research treatment for 2 conditions.
Aspirin is a type of: Antipyretics (56), Anti-inflammatory drugs (140), Analgesics (126)
Treatments: all treatments
Aspirin as a treatment: The following list of conditions have 'Aspirin' or similar listed as a treatment in our database:
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Aspirin as a prevention: The following list of conditions have 'Aspirin' or similar listed as a preventive treatment in our database:
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Aspirin as a research area: The following list of conditions have 'Aspirin' or similar listed as a research treatment or other research area in our database:
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Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Aspirin - Ibuprofen - Acetaminophen: NWHIC
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