Which drug products contain aspirin or ASA?
IT HAS been warned that the symptoms of dengue could worsen by the selfmedication of drugs containing aspirin. So, which drug products contain acetosalicylic acid, otherwise known as aspirin or ASA?
First, what is aspirin acetosalicylic acid (ASA)?
Aspirin is a nosteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID), which means that it works to decrease inflammation, but is not a steroid. There are other medications that are considered NSAIDs, though these work in a slightly different way from aspirin.
WHAT IS ASA USED FOR?
Aspirin may be used for conditions that range from very minor aches and pains, to arthritis, to the prevention of heart attacks and strokes. Unfortunately, due to its effectiveness with fevers, and minor aches and pains, it is a component of a very wide array of over-the-counter pain relievers, cold preparations, and more.
Why can aspirin or acetosalicylic acid sometimes be dangerous?
Aspirin can be dangerous medically in two primary ways. It can directly cause problems or interact with medical treatments, or it can accentuate problems caused by other drugs or medical treatments that work in the same way.
Here is a list of some medications that contain ASA or related chemicals. This is not an all-inclusive list. Before starting any new medications or if you are unsure, please ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
■ ASA
■ Acuprin
■ Aggrenox
■ Alka-Seltzer products (regular, extra strength, plus flu, PM)
■ Alor
■ Anacin Products (Regular, Advanced Headache Formula, With Codeine)
■ Asacol tablets
■ Ascriptin tablets
■ Aspergum tablets
■ Aspircaf tablets
■ Aspirin tablets, coated and uncoated
■ Aspirin plus stomach guard tablets.
■ Aspir-Mox tablets
■ Aspirtab tablets
■ Aspir-trin tablets
■ Axotal
■ Azdone
■ Bayer Aspirin products (regular, plus calcium, PM, back and body pain, children’s chewable)
■ BC Headache tablets
■ Bufferin tablets
■ Buffex
■ Damason-P tablets
■ Darvon- N with ASA capsules
■ Darvon – N Compound capsules
■ Dristan capsules
■ Easprin tablets
■ Ecotrin tablets
■ Emagrin tablets
■ Empirin tablets
■ Endodan tablets
■ Entaprin tablets
■ Entercote tablets
■ Equagesic tablets
■ Excedrin Products(Regular, Back and Body)
■ Fasprin tablets
■ Genacote
■ Gennin- FC
■ Genprin
■ Goody’s Body Pain
■ Halfprin tablets
■ Levacet
■ Lortab ASA
■ Magnaprin
■ Micrainin
■ Midol
■ Miniprin
■ Minitabs
■ Momentum
■ Norgesic tablets
■ Orphengesic
■ Oxycodan
■ Panasal
■ Percodan tablets
■ Percodan - Demi tablets
■ PMS Sulfasalazine tablets
■ Propoxyphene Compound
■ Ridiprin
■ Robaxisal products
■ Roxiprin
■ Saleto
■ Salofalk tablets and enema
■ Sloprin
■ Soma Compound
■ Soma Compound with caffeine
■ Supac
■ Synalgos - DC
■ Talwin
■ Uni-Buff tablets
■ Uni-tren tablets
■ Valomag
■ Vanquish
■ Zorprin tablets
BOTTOM LINE:
Since so many drug preparations contain aspirin, and since they may be labelled with a number of different names, it’s important to talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking any medication during dengue. Source: verywellhealth.com