Aspirin is a combined preparation of a wide spectrum of action. Indications for use of aspirin due to its unique composition. The main active ingredient of the drug - acetylsalicylic acid.
The same drug is composed of auxiliary components:
- starch;
- talc;
- silica;
- stearic and citric acid.
By receiving this drug reached analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory effect. In addition, the drug has antiplatelet activity, reflected in the ability to thin the blood. Aspirin is rich in vitamin C, which promotes the organism in nature and catarrhal diseases relieving fevers.
The action of aspirin is to inhibit cyclooxygenase - an enzyme involved in the synthesis of prostaglandins. These substances are responsible for the pain and swelling in the inflamed areas.
Indications Aspirin
Absolute indications for aspirin - a pathological condition resulting from the development of certain diseases.
Among them are:
- pain syndrome: headache, migraine, toothache, muscle pain, algodismenorei;
- fever, including accompanied by fever and occurs against a background of respiratory diseases infectious nature;
- thrombophlebitis characterized as blockage of vascular blood clots;
- venous and vascular thrombosis;
- circulatory disorders of the brain;
- ischemia.
In some cases, aspirin can be appointed as an auxiliary drug in pathologies of the cardiovascular system. Its reception is feasible to minimize the risk of fatal myocardial infarction, which may be repeated a second time, and also to prevent stroke in patients with cerebral ischemia.
Reasons for receiving aspirin may arise under certain conditions. This takes into account the individual characteristics of the organism of each patient, their age category, contraindications to the use of the drug and the likelihood of side effects.
The tablets may be designated as one of the drugs during the maintenance therapy after complex prosthetic heart valves, for the prevention of venous thromboembolism and treatment stratification and diseased coronary artery.
Aspirin is indicated for atrial fibrillation during recurrences of pulmonary arterial thromboembolism, to relieve symptoms of pulmonary infarction, Dressler's syndrome and acute stage of thrombophlebitis.
Vitamin C, a part of aspirin helps restore immunity, strengthens blood vessels and their permeability reduces.
Aspirin during pregnancy
When taking any medication you should be careful. This is especially true for pregnant women. After all, in this case it is not only about the health of the young mother and her unborn child. As for aspirin, this medication is not classified as security. In practice, however, women who are expecting a child, he was appointed as needed.
In the instructions for use indicated that Aspirin Cardio during pregnancy is contraindicated in the first and third trimester. In the initial period of the internal organs are formed baby, so dangerous can be any drug effect on his body.
As for the third trimester, in this case, there is a real risk of miscarriage because of increased open probability of bleeding in the mother. The fact that aspirin reduces blood clotting and contributes to its dilution. And if you take into account the presence of side effects, aspirin is not worth at general indications. It is best to replace it with something else.
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