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What is Aspirin?

Category: Over the Counter Drugs

Most popular types: Aspirin Low Dose Baby Aspirin Aspir 81 Show all

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Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid or ASA) is used for mild to moderate pain, inflammation and fever. In lower doses it is an effective blood thinner and is used to prevent heart problems and stroke. It may also be used to prevent pre-eclampsia and complications of some autoimmune disorders.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Migraine 2339 91
General health 792 214
Coronary artery disease 758 145
Heart attack (myocardial infarction) 460 37
Atrial fibrillation 385 35
Tension headache 379 7

Show all 244 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 13220 patients that have taken Aspirin

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 27
Moderate 49
Mild 78
None 659

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Aspirin

Side effect Patients Percentage
Bruising 28
Stomach pain 12
Bleed easily 7
Bleeding gums 6
Excessive bleeding 6
Heartburn 6

Show all 63 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Aspirin

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Doctor's advice 128
Other 117
Did not seem to work 80
Side effects too severe 58
Course of treatment ended 36
Personal research 32
Expense 9
Change in health plan coverage 8
See all 414 patients who've stopped taking Aspirin

Duration

Stopped taking Aspirin

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 68
1 - 6 months 55
6 months - 1 year 50
1 - 2 years 48
2 - 5 years 65
5 - 10 years 62
10 years or more 63
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 631
Usually 89
Sometimes 51
Never taken as prescribed 42
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 6
Somewhat hard to take 18
A little hard to take 108
Not at all hard to take 681
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 7
$100-199 4
$50-99 4
$25-49 5
< $25 414
Not specified 379

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Aspirin after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Clopidogrel (Plavix) 1
Oxycodone (Oxycodone IR) 1
Warfarin (Coumadin) 1

Patients stopped taking Aspirin and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Apixaban (Eliquis) 1
Oxycodone (Oxycodone IR) 1
Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) 1
Zolmitriptan (Zomig) 1
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68 patient evaluations for Aspirin

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Jan 22, 2021 (Started Dec 27, 2017)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Prevent blood clotting)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 81 mg Daily

Aug 15, 2020 (Started Dec 27, 2017)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Prevent blood clotting)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 81 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 20, 2020 (Started Jul 01, 2001)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Prevent blood clotting)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 81 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 9, 2019 (Started Jan 10, 2018)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for General health)
  • Side effects
    Mild (vomiting)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 81 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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