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acetylsalicylic acid

NOUN
  1. the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets

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  • Side effects included pancreatitis and shingles that resulted in discontinuation of 5-acetylsalicylic acid, leukopenia corrected by withholding 6-mercaptopurine and self-resolved hepatitis. IBD clinical studies: drug comparisons
  • Aspirin is made up of acetylsalicylic acid, which exfoliates skin and has anti-inflammatory properties. The Sun
  • The leaves and bark of the willow tree contain a substance called salicin, a naturally occurring compound similar to acetylsalicylic acid, the chemical name for aspirin. BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
  • With the help of synthetic chemists, morphine has become hydromorphine; lysergic acid has been converted to methylysergide; cocaine has yielded procaine; physostigmine has been converted into neostigmine and salicin has been changed into acetylsalicylic acid. Chapter 7
  • The willow tree bark and leaves are rich in salicin, a compound similar to acetylsalicylic acid, the chemical name for aspirin.
  • Side effects included pancreatitis and shingles that resulted in discontinuation of 5-acetylsalicylic acid, leukopenia corrected by withholding 6-mercaptopurine and self-resolved hepatitis. IBD clinical studies: drug comparisons
  • Acetylsalicylic acid absorbed from the gut is rapidly hydrolysed to salicylic acid by esterases in the erythrocytes of the portal circulation and the liver.
  • Near the top must be aspirin - or to give it its proper title, acetylsalicylic acid. Times, Sunday Times
  • In addition, previous experimental work by Vogel indicates that acetylsalicylic acid, indomethacin, and phenylbutazone strengthen uninjured collagenous structures in rats.
  • It also contains acetylsalicylic acid, a close relation of aspirin, which has anti-inflammatory properties. Times, Sunday Times
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