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  2. Mechanism of action of aspirin - Wikipedia

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    Mechanism of action of aspirin. Tridimensional model of the chemical structure of aspirin. Aspirin causes several different effects in the body, mainly the reduction of inflammation, analgesia (relief of pain), the prevention of clotting, and the reduction of fever. Much of this is believed to be due to decreased production of prostaglandins ...

  3. Salicylate poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Salicylate poisoning. A skeletal structural formula for aspirin. Salicylate poisoning, also known as aspirin poisoning, is the acute or chronic poisoning with a salicylate such as aspirin. [1] The classic symptoms are ringing in the ears, nausea, abdominal pain, and a fast breathing rate. [1]

  4. Aspirin - Wikipedia

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    For example, acetazolamide and ammonium chloride are known to enhance the intoxicating effect of salicylates, and alcohol also increases the gastrointestinal bleeding associated with these types of drugs. [172] [173] Aspirin is known to displace a number of drugs from protein-binding sites in the blood, including the antidiabetic drugs ...

  5. History of aspirin - Wikipedia

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    Aspirin's effects on blood clotting (as an antiplatelet agent) were first noticed in 1950 by Lawrence Craven. Craven, a family doctor in California, had been directing tonsillectomy patients to chew Aspergum, an aspirin-laced chewing gum. He found that an unusual number of patients had to be hospitalized for severe bleeding, and that those ...

  6. Antihypertensive - Wikipedia

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    Antihypertensive. Antihypertensives are a class of drugs that are used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure). [ 1 ] Antihypertensive therapy seeks to prevent the complications of high blood pressure, such as stroke, heart failure, kidney failure and myocardial infarction. Evidence suggests that reduction of the blood pressure by 5 mmHg ...

  7. ACE inhibitor - Wikipedia

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    Common side effects include: low blood pressure, cough, hyperkalemia, headache, dizziness, fatigue, nausea, and kidney impairment. [18][19] The main adverse effects of ACE inhibition can be understood from their pharmacological action. The other reported adverse effects are liver problems and effects on the fetus. [19]

  8. Metamizole - Wikipedia

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    While metamizole is a relatively safe medication, [24] it is not entirely devoid of adverse effects. [24] Metamizole has a potential of blood-related toxicity (blood dyscrasias), but causes less kidney, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal toxicity than non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). [11]

  9. Mefenamic acid - Wikipedia

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    Mefenamic acid is contraindicated in people who have shown hypersensitivity reactions such as urticaria and asthma to this drug or to other NSAIDs (e.g. aspirin); those with peptic ulcers or chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract; those with kidney or liver disease; heart failure; after coronary artery bypass surgery; and during the third trimester of pregnancy.