What Aspirin Dispersible 300mg Tablets is and what it is taken for?
Aspirin 300mg Dispersible Tablets contains aspirin. Aspirin is used:
- 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.
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.
Do not take Aspirin 300mg:
- If you are allergic to aspirin or any of the other ingredients in this medicine Aspirin 300mg.
- If you have ever had the problem of your blood not clotting properly or suffer from any bleeding problems.
- If you have had a cerebral haemorrhage (a type of stroke caused by bleeding in your brain).
- If you are in your last 3 months of pregnancy or are breastfeeding.
- If you have ever had an ulcer in your stomach or small intestine.
How to take Aspirin 300mg?
Always take Aspirin 300mg exactly as your doctor has told you to. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
The usual dose is different in the following circumstances:
- Pain and swelling, or fever : Take up to three 300mg tablets three or four times a day.
- Acute rheumatic disorders (joint and muscle problems) :Your doctor will tell you how many tablets to take and how often. You will usually take 4 to 8 grams of Aspirin 300mg a day.
- Prevention of heart attacks, angina or mini-strokes: The usual dose is one or two 75mg tablets each day. Sometimes, your doctor may tell you to take one 300mg tablet each day.
Swallow the tablets whole with water. Do not cut, crush or chew them as this will damage the special coating. If the coating is damaged the tablets are more likely to irritate your stomach. If you may be taking this medicine for a long time, you should talk to your doctor about it.
What Aspirin 300mg contains?
The active ingredient in this medicine is aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid). Each tablet of Aspirin 300mg contains 300mg milligrams (mg) of aspirin.
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Warnings and precautions
Before you take Aspirin 300mg tell your doctor if you:
- Think you may be dehydrated (you may feel thirsty with a dry mouth)
- Have trouble with your kidneys or liver
- Have high blood pressure
- Have been told you have a lack of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)
- Are asthmatic, aspirin may induce an asthma attack
- Have ever had inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis)
- Have or have had gout.
Children: When given to children aspirin may cause Reye’s syndrome. Reye’s syndrome is a very rare disease, which can be fatal. For this reason, aspirin should not be given to children aged under 16 years, unless on the advice of a doctor. If any of the above applies to you, or if you are not sure, speak to your doctor or pharmacist before you take Aspirin 300mg.
Aspirin may cause allergic reactions and you must STOP taking this medicine and tell your doctor immediately if you experience any of the following:
- Skin rashes or itching or wheezing or coughing or difficulty breathing.
- When taking Aspirin 300mg, you may suffer some more serious side effects; STOP taking this medicine and tell your doctor immediately if you experience any of the following:
- Vomiting blood
- Blood in your urine
- Bruising with purple spots
- Coughing up blood (however small the amount)
- Any swellings
- Black stools
- Reduction in red blood cells which can make the skin pale and cause weakness or breathlessness
- Kidney stones (which can cause severe stomach or back pains).
Aspirin may sometimes cause asthma or bronchospasm (narrowing of the airways that causes wheezing or difficulty breathing).
Aspirin may cause bleeding, and you must tell your doctor if you experience any unusual bleeding.
Other side effects of aspirin include:
- Nausea and vomiting
- Ringing in your ears
- Pain or discomfort in your stomach or lower chest after eating.
- Liver problems with symptoms that may include a yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes (jaundice), dark yellow urine and fatigue.
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