Aspirin 300mg
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Gastro-resistant Tablets (acetylsalicylic acid)
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Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine
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Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
This medicine has been prescribed for you. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours.
If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet please tell your doctor or pharmacist.
The information in this leaflet has been divided into the following sections:
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1. What Aspirin 300mg is and what it is taken for
2. Check before you take Aspirin 300mg
3. How to take Aspirin 300mg
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Aspirin 300mg
6. Further information
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1. What Aspirin 300mg is and what it is taken for
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Aspirin is used:
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as an anti-inflammatory analgesic which can relieve pain and swelling
to bring down high body temperatures
to prevent recurrence of heart attacks or strokes by thinning the blood. If someone who has previously had a heart attack or stroke takes Aspirin 300mg regularly, it reduces the risk of a blood clot occurring in the heart or brain. This can prevent further heart attacks or strokes.
If you take aspirin in high doses or over a long period of time, it can irritate your stomach lining. To prevent stomach irritation, these tablets have a special coating (called enteric) so that the aspirin is not released until it has passed through the stomach.
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Aspirin is released slowly from these tablets, so Aspirin 300mg is not suitable for the short-term relief of pain, such as headaches or toothache.
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2. Check before you take Aspirin 300mg
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Do not take Aspirin 300mg:
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if you are allergic to aspirin or if you are allergic to any of the ingredients in Aspirin 300mg (see Section 6 Further information)
if you have ever had the problem of your blood not clotting properly
if you have ever had an ulcer in your stomach or small intestine.