Description
Acetylsalicylicacid(aspirin)isanon-steroidalanti-inflammatorydrug(NSAID)thatissomewhatselectiveininhibitingCOX-1overCOX-2.Aspirinexhibitsanti-inflammatory,analgesic,antipyretic,chemopreventive,cardioprotective,andanticoagulant/antithromboticactivities.Aspirinisclinicallyusedtotreatinflammation,fever,pain,andotherdisorders.Long-termuseofaspirinisassociatedwithdecreasedriskofcolorectalandothercancersaswellascardiovasculareventssuchasmyocardialinfarction.AspirinalsodecreaseslevelsofthromboxaneA2(TxA2),inhibitingplateletaggregationandprolongingbleedingtime.
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