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Aspirin

This document provides information about the drug aspirin, including its generic and brand names, classification, indications, contraindications, side effects, and nursing considerations. Aspirin is a nonopioid analgesic and antipyretic that works by inhibiting prostaglandins and other substances involved in pain and fever. It can be used for mild pain, fever, inflammatory conditions like rheumatic fever, and to prevent thrombosis. However, it can cause side effects like hearing loss, nausea, and rash. Nurses should consider a patient's ability to swallow tablets and risk of toxicity when giving aspirin.

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Aspirin

This document provides information about the drug aspirin, including its generic and brand names, classification, indications, contraindications, side effects, and nursing considerations. Aspirin is a nonopioid analgesic and antipyretic that works by inhibiting prostaglandins and other substances involved in pain and fever. It can be used for mild pain, fever, inflammatory conditions like rheumatic fever, and to prevent thrombosis. However, it can cause side effects like hearing loss, nausea, and rash. Nurses should consider a patient's ability to swallow tablets and risk of toxicity when giving aspirin.

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DRUG ACTION INDICATION SIDE EFFECTS NURSING CONSIDERATION

Generic name:  Inflammatory conditions  For inflammatory conditions,


Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) Though to produce analgesia by  Mild pain or fever rheumatic fever, and thrombosis,
inhibiting prostaglandin and other give aspirin on a schedule rather
 Prevent thrombosis
Brand name: substances that sensitize pain than as needed.
 To reduce risk for recurrent
Aspergum receptors. Drug may relieve fever  Because enteric-coated and
transient ischemic attacks.
by acting on the hypothalamic sustained-release tablets are
Classification: heat-regulating center and may slowly absorbed, they aren’t
Nonopioid analgesic and exert its anti-inflammatory effect suitable for rapid relief of acute
antipyretics by inhibiting prostaglandin and pain, fever, or inflammation.
other substances. In low doses,  For patient with swallowing
Doctor’s order: drug also appears to interfere with difficulties, crush non-enteric
Aspirin 80mg 1 tab OD clotting by keeping a platelet- coated aspirin and dissolve in
aggregating substance from soft food or liquid. Give liquid
forming.
CONTRAINDICATIONS ADVERSE EFFECTS immediately after mixing
because drug will break down
rapidly.
 Contraindicated in patients  Hearing loss  Febrile, dehydrated children can
hypersensitive to drug and in  Nausea develop toxicity rapidly.
those with NSAID-induced  rash
sensitivity reactions, or
bleeding disorders.
 Use cautiously in patients
with GI lesions, impaired renal
function, Vitamin K
deficiency, or severe hepatic
impairment.

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