Recent news on Acetylsalicylic Acid

Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use Post-Authorisation ...  -  25 May 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...including patients undergoing a stent placement following percutaneous coronary intervention, in combination with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA)".

EU drug panel doesn't back Amgen's Vectibix for colon cancer  -  25 May 2007
MarketWatch...and Iscover (clopidogrel), from Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharma EEIG, to clarify its indication (in combination with acetylsalicylic acid) in the prevention

A Drug's Brand Name Skews Patient Treatment Choices  -  May 21, 2007
DentalPlans.com,The treatment options were identified initially as "treatment A" (warfarin), "treatment B" (acetylsalicylic acid) and "treatment C" (no treatment).

Aspirin Dose for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease  -  May 8, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),The search term was aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid and dose, and the search was limited to clinical trials or randomized clinical trials among humans and

High Doses Of Aspirin May Reduce Colon Cancer Risk  -  May 11, 2007
AHNAspirin, or acetylsalicylic acid is a drug in the family of salicylates, often used as an analgesic (to relieve minor aches and pains), antipyretic (to

Convincing Evidence" That Aspirin Prevents Colorectal Cancer  -  May 14, 2007
Medscape (subscription)May 14, 2007 — Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) can prevent colorectal cancer, concludes an analysis of data from 2 large randomized trials.

Paul Taylor  -  May 11, 2007
Globe and Mail,Many heart patients are ending up in hospital with intestinal bleeding because they are needlessly taking too high a dose of acetylsalicylic acid,

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Beneficial in Post-MI Patients ...  -  May 11, 2007
Medscape (subscription)...different — with intensive, multifactorial risk factor modification in COURAGE and modest therapy (ASA [acetylsalicylic acid] and statin) in SWISSI II.

Review points to benefits of ASA for colon cancer prevention  -  May 10, 2007
CBC Saskatchewan,Among people who took a daily 300 milligram dose of Aspirin — known chemically as acetylsalicylic acid or ASA — for five years, the incidence of colorectal

Aspirin Dose for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease A ...  -  May 8, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),...literature was undertaken using MEDLINE and EMBASE (searched through February 2007) and the search term aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid and dose.

Analysis of aspirin tablets  -  Apr 4, 2007
Processing Talk,However, acetylsalicylic acid (ASA)--the common chemical name of aspirin--may have already been produced by the French chemist Charles Frederic Gerhardt in

Bark is Beautiful  -  Apr 23, 2007
Mother Earth News,In the 1800s, scientists determined that the active ingredient in willow bark was salicin, a substance later synthesized as acetylsalicylic acid,

Don't Market to Ignorance!  -  Apr 2, 2007
WebProNews,It’s made by Bayer, so it of course has Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) as a pain reliever, but it also has citric acid to neutralize stomach acid and baking

Skin and mucosal ulcerations in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia ...  -  Apr 13, 2007
HeartZine,Rheologic therapy with danaparoid Natrium, alprostadil alfadex and acetylsalicylic acid in combination with percutaneous transluminal angioplasties as well

Preventing the flu can also save you from a heart attack  -  Apr 20, 2007
Globe and Mail,A daily dose of acetylsalicylic acid, better known by its brand name, Aspirin, appears to slightly reduce the risk of getting a variety of common cancers,

The First Miracle Drugs: How the Sulfa Drugs Transformed Medicine  -  Apr 3, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),The release of the first synthetic drugs, phenacetin in 1887 and acetylsalicylic acid in 1899, ushered in an era of empirical and rational drug development

The Wonders of Aspirin  -  Apr 17, 2007
Ivanhoe,Aspirin, or acetylsalicylic acid, has been around for more than 200 years. This article was reported by Ivanhoe.com, which offers Medical Alerts by e-mail

Intelectual Property: Overlapping Types  -  Apr 4, 2007
Wiglaf Journal,Aspirin, for example, used to be a brand name for a acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), but it is now used generically to describe any ASA containing product.

Aspirin Protects Women From Dying of Any Cause (Update1)  -  26 Mar 2007
BloombergFelix Hoffman, a Bayer chemist, first synthesized acetylsalicylic acid, the active ingredient in the medicine, in 1897, according to the company's Web site.

Older women benefit from ASA: study  -  26 Mar 2007
CBC News,Acetylsalicylic acid saves lives among people who have had a heart attack or stroke, and reduces the risk of dying for healthy men, but the evidence for

Ozone in partnership talks with local companies  -  Mar 5, 2007
Ziarul Financiar,At the end of 2006, the company initiated a partnership with Brasov-based producer Europharm (held by GSK) to produce Acetylsalicylic Acid (aspirin).

Study: Morphine kills pain -- not patients  -  Mar 21, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Aspirin -- Aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid is a drug in the family of salicylates, often used as an analgesic (against minor pains and aches),

Cerebral Aneurysms in a Patient with Osteogenesis Imperfecta and ...  -  Mar 12, 2007
AJNR (subscription),After the procedure, the patient continued to be treated with 75 mg of oral clopidogrel and 100 mg of acetylsalicylic acid. At 10-month follow-up,

An up-vertical-slope battle  -  Mar 17, 2007
St. Petersburg Times,A hospital bills you $26.79 for acetylsalicylic acid and you never know that all you got was aspirin. When Crist's plain language mandate went out,

Jyve: The Live Ask Engine  -  Feb 20, 2007
TMCnet...“Aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid (acetosal) is a drug in the family of salicylates, often used as an analgesic (against minor pains and aches),

Pain, pain, go away  -  Feb 14, 2007
Now Toronto,Those with stomach problems may want to avoid acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin), which can wreak havoc in the area. How serious are the purported dangers of

Waging the Cold War Experts say what works, what doesn't  -  Feb 13, 2007
Belleville News-Democrat,Analgesics: Advil (ibuprofen), Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid), Tylenol (acetaminophen)Verdict: They can "make you feel a little better even if you don't

New Results From The ESPRIT Trial Confirm That Dipyridamole Plus ...  -  Jan 29, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Patients were randomised to three treatment arms: acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), ASA plus dypiridamole, and oral anticoagulation therapy within six months of a

Do greens make you groan?  -  Jan 30, 2007
Health24.com,..."One dose of extra-strength aspirin provides 600-650mg of acetylsalicylic acid, which is far more than that which is consumed in a meal made up of many

Scandals: But it's true, surely  -  Jan 15, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,It said: "Aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid (acetosal) is a drug in the family of salicylates … It has also an antiplatelet ("blood-thinning") effect and is

Headaches Form Over A Possible New Form Of Aspirin  -  Jan 7, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Written by C&EN senior editor Ivan Amato, the article describes subtle differences in the crystal, or internal, structures of familiar acetylsalicylic acid

Diabetes confers health risk equivalent to ageing 15 years  -  Dec 25, 2006
Xagena.it,In the past 5 years, increasing evidence has emerged that lends support to the use of cardioprotective agents, such as statins and Acetylsalicylic acid

Family: Parents Fran and Kathy Cantarella  -  Dec 25, 2006
Scranton Times-Tribune,My experiment was the synthesis of acetylsalicylic acid and freezing-point depression. I made aspirin and then I determined its molar mass by the

The Block Doc  -  Dec 21, 2006
Block Island Times,These include other names for aspirin such as acetylsalicylic acid, salicylic acid and salicylates. Anyone under the age of 19 should not be given any of

Postoperative stroke after off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery ...  -  Jan 5, 2007
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryAcetylsalicylic acid, but not clopidogrel, was given to all patients postoperatively. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS statistical software

Is it a cold, the flu or a bacterial infection?  -  Jan 2, 2007
The News Journal,However, be sure to avoid aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid). Contact your physician if your child doesn't respond to the usual treatments.

BUTALBITAL, butalbital fioricet , butalbital apap cafe ...  -  Dec 27, 2006
Indymedia Colombia,Acetylsalicylic acid is term that butalbital 50mg are registered trademarks of butalbital 50mg remarkable similarity to the butalbital 50mg for you.

Clinical Factors Of Tinnitus Influence Perceived Loudness And ...  -  Dec 19, 2006
Science Daily (press release)Aspirin -- Aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid is a drug in the family of salicylates, often used as an analgesic (against minor pains and aches),

Fondaparinux significantly reduces risk of death for myocardial ...  -  Dec 19, 2006
Xagena.it,...and bleeding is substantially increased when these agents are used with Acetylsalicylic acid ( Aspirin ) and thrombolytic therapy.

Thromboembolic Events Halved By Use of Intravenous Acetylsalicylic ...  -  Dec 1, 2006
DG News..."We were able to reduce the rate of thromboembolic events from 17.6% without using acetylsalicylic acid to 8.8% when we added the antiplatelet agent to

Diabetes confers health risk equivalent to ageing 15 years  -  Dec 25, 2006
Xagena.it,In the past 5 years, increasing evidence has emerged that lends support to the use of cardioprotective agents, such as statins and Acetylsalicylic acid

Family: Parents Fran and Kathy Cantarella  -  Dec 25, 2006
Scranton Times-Tribune,My experiment was the synthesis of acetylsalicylic acid and freezing-point depression. I made aspirin and then I determined its molar mass by the

Analysis: IV aspirin zaps aneurysm clots  -  Dec 1, 2006
Science Daily (press release)..."Intravenous application of acetylsalicylic acid is feasible and safe during interventional aneurysm embolization (coil placement procedure)," said Ries.

The Block Doc  -  Dec 21, 2006
Block Island Times,These include other names for aspirin such as acetylsalicylic acid, salicylic acid and salicylates. Anyone under the age of 19 should not be given any of

Relationship between inflammatory processes and tumor formation  -  Dec 16, 2006
Xagena.it,A number of studies have shown that people who regularly take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ( NSAIDs ), such as Acetylsalicylic acid ( Aspirin ) and

Clinical Factors Of Tinnitus Influence Perceived Loudness And ...  -  Dec 19, 2006
Science Daily (press release)Aspirin -- Aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid is a drug in the family of salicylates, often used as an analgesic (against minor pains and aches),

Fondaparinux significantly reduces risk of death for myocardial ...  -  Dec 19, 2006
Xagena.it,...and bleeding is substantially increased when these agents are used with Acetylsalicylic acid ( Aspirin ) and thrombolytic therapy.

An Interaction Between Aspirin and Valproate: The Relevance of ...  Oct 30, 2006
Farrell K, Orr JM, Abbott FS, Ferguson S, Sheppard I, Godolphin W, Bruni J: The effect of acetylsalicylic acid on serum free valproate concentrations and ... -Am J Psychiatry (subscription) Largest-Ever Secondary Stroke Prevention Trial Completes ...  Oct 26, 2006
PRNewswire/ -- - For non-US Healthcare Media - PRoFESS Study Will Compare the Combination of Extended Release Dipyridamole and Acetylsalicylic Acid (ASA) With ... -PR Newswire (press release), Largest-Ever Secondary Stroke Prevention Trial Completes ...  Oct 27, 2006
Dipyridamole and Acetylsalicylic Acid (ASA) With Clopidogrel Patient recruitment to the world's largest secondary stroke prevention study PRoFESS (Prevention ... -Medical News Today (press release), Largest-Ever Secondary Stroke Prevention Trial Completes ...  Oct 26, 2006
While acetylsalicylic acid is proven and accepted as standard therapy in these patients, recent trials demonstrate that a combination of ASA and dipyridamole ... -Yahoo! News (press release) The BodyTools System for The Perfect Shave Available at Nordstrom ...  Nov 2, 2006
...with BodyTools SPF 15 After Shave Repair and Protect Moisturizer contains the potent anti-inflammatory ingredient, acetylsalicylic acid (stabilized aspirin ... -FinanceVisor.com (press release), Largest-Ever Secondary Stroke Prevention Trial Completes ...  Oct 26, 2006
While acetylsalicylic acid is proven and accepted asstandard therapy in these patients, recent trials demonstrate that acombination of ASA and dipyridamole is ... -Earthtimes.org Stroke prevention in patients with non-valvular atrial ...  Oct 14, 2006
...antithrombotic therapy with placebo have shown that Warfarin ( Coumadin ) reduces the risk of stroke by 62%, and that Acetylsalicylic acid ( ASA, Aspirin ... -Xagena.it, Natalizumab Maintains Remission for 2 Years in Patients With ...  Oct 30, 2006
A comparison of the baseline concomitant medications for ENACT-1 and this open-label extension demonstrated continued use of 5-acetylsalicylic acid (5-ASA ... -DG News Asthma treatment approved by Health Canada for relief of symptoms ...  Sep 19, 2006
...for the prophylaxis and chronic treatment of asthma, including prevention of day and night-time symptoms, the treatment of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA)-sensitive ... -Canada NewsWire

Medicine in Quotations: Views of Health and Disease Through the ...  Sep 12, 2006
I was puzzled, for instance, that "Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid)" (p 29) and "Salicylates" (p 352) have their own independent headings; readers should not be ... -Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)

Attention Business/Financial/Health Editors:  Sep 7, 2006
...in patients with myocardial infarction, ischaemic stroke or established peripheral arterial disease and, in combination with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), for ... -Canada NewsWire

Aspirin may ease prostate woes, study says  Aug 30, 2006
...heart attacks, strokes and several types of cancer — not to mention headaches and other common pains — the ubiquitous acetylsalicylic acid is now being ... -Toronto Star

COMUNICADO: European Commission Expands Indication for PLAVIX(R) ...  Sep 6, 2006
...of two clinical trials that treated patients who had STEMI with PLAVIX(R) administered on a background of standard therapy, including acetylsalicylic acid (ASA ... -Europa Press

The BodyTools System for The Perfect Shave Available at Nordstrom ...  Sep 5, 2006
...with BodyTools SPF 15 After Shave Repair and Protect Moisturizer contains the potent anti-inflammatory ingredient, acetylsalicylic acid (stabilized aspirin ... -PR Web

Thromboembolic Events Halved By Use of Intravenous Acetylsalicylic ...  -  Dec 1, 2006
DG News..."We were able to reduce the rate of thromboembolic events from 17.6% without using acetylsalicylic acid to 8.8% when we added the antiplatelet agent to

Analysis: IV aspirin zaps aneurysm clots  -  Dec 1, 2006
Science Daily (press release)..."Intravenous application of acetylsalicylic acid is feasible and safe during interventional aneurysm embolization (coil placement procedure)," said Ries.

Engineering The 'Super Enzyme' -- A Potential New Weapon Against ...  -  Nov 28, 2006
Science Daily (press release)Aspirin -- Aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid is a drug in the family of salicylates, often used as an analgesic (against minor pains and aches),

Why are Canadian women denied drug-induced abortions?  Aug 24, 2006
Far more people die after taking Viagra, penicillin and common painkillers such as acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) than would die from mifepristone. ... -Globe and Mail

'I used to have MS but now I don't'  Aug 21, 2006
...syndrome.org. Aspirin gets its name from the compound acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) which was formulated by Felix Hoffman in 1897. Recent ... -Suffolk Evening Star

EU Expert Panel: Positive Opinion On Sanofi's Gardasil -3  Jul 28, 2006
...from Sanofi Pharma Bristol-Myers Squibb SNC, and Iscover, from Bristol-Myers Squibb, to extend its indication (in combination with acetylsalicylic acid) in the ... -Easy Bourse (Communiqués de presse)

Secondary prevention: only 71 percent of patients with coronary ...  Aug 16, 2006
The most glaring example highlighted by the researchers is Aspirin ( AcetylSalicylic Acid, ASA ), which was consistently used by only 71 percent of patients ... -Xagena.it

A glass of wine and a bullet to bite  Aug 18, 2006
The analgesic power of willow bark was known 2,000 years before scientists named its active ingredient acetylsalicylic acid - or aspirin to you and me. ... -Guardian Unlimited

Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use Post-Authorization ...  Jul 28, 2006
...- Non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (unstable angina or non-Q-wave myocardial infarction), in combination with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA). ... -PharmaLive.com

Pharmacy Chain 36.6 Expands "Private Label" Range  Jul 19, 2006
Customers will be offered 6 OTC drugs that are the core components of a household medical kit, includingparacetamol, acetylsalicylic acid, an antihistamine ... -Russia Newswire

'Google' joins 'Xerox' as a verb  Jul 6, 2006
Bayer lost "Aspirin" as a US trademark in 1921 after it was determined that the abbreviation for acetylsalicylic acid had become a generic term. ... -CNET News.com

From Google to just plain google  Jul 6, 2006
In one of the most celebrated cases of trademark loss, the German pharmaceutical firm Bayer lost Aspirin - an abbreviation for acetylsalicylic acid - as a US ... -Sydney Morning Herald

Duloxetine Safe for Long-Term Management of Diabetic Peripheral ...  Jun 28, 2006
Eli Lilly Canada, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, compared the use of duloxetine (60 mg twice daily) against routine care of acetylsalicylic acid, gabapentin and ... -DG News



Natural pain remedy may be the answer for managing pain relief in ...  May 15, 2006
Look at the well-established analgesic, aspirin, which also goes by the names Acetylsalicylic acid, Acetylsalicylate, Salicylic acid or Salicylate. ... - The Open Press

How safe is your painkiller?  May 13, 2006
...become toxic if misused. Perhaps the best example is that of the ubiquitous aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid). Few people know that ... - Hindustan Times

Experts recommend Aspirin® for the treatment of migraine  Apr 27, 2006
...the topic of “New Reasons for Aspirin in Headache� held by Bayer HealthCare and Bayer Vital, these experts confirmed that acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), the ... - WebWire

Which pill to pop?  May 10, 2006
...effects. Aspirin, or acetylsalicylic acid, is an effective pain reliever, fever reducer, anti-inflammatory and blood thinner. This ... - The California Aggie Online

The beauty and intrigue of the willow  May 3, 2006
...caused less stomach distress than salicylic acid. The new compound was called Acetylsalicylic Acid. Hoffman was employed by the giant ... - Rock River Times

What's In Your Medicine Cabinet?  May 7, 2006
A long while ago someone discovered that the bark of the willow tree had stuff in it called acetylsalicylic acid and it helped with the pain of things like ... - CBS News

Check out chest pain  Apr 23, 2006
...the heart is working. Acetylsalicylic acid is given, questions are asked, blood work and a chest X-ray are done. "As soon as you ... - London Free Press

Ranbaxy on the growth path  Apr 24, 2006
Enalapril, Aspenter (Acetylsalicylic acid), Diurex 50 (Spironolacton + Furasemidum Combination) and Pentoxi retard (Pentoxiflin) are some of Terapia's ... - Express Pharma





Important news to heed: Read before you weed  Apr 8, 2006
We can thank the advertising industry for that. Have you ever heard a doctor say to "take two acetylsalicylic acid tablets and call me in the morning"? ... - Evansville Courier & Press (subscription)

Aspirin for Reducing Your Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke: KNOW ...  Apr 4, 2006
Check the Drug Facts label for "active ingredients: aspirin" or "acetylsalicylic acid" at the dose that your health professional has prescribed. ... - Community Dispatch

Ask us here and we'll  Mar 30, 2006
...sales. Enalapril, Aspenter (Acetylsalicylic acid), Diurex 50 (Spironolacton + Furasemidum Combination) & Pentoxi retard. (Pentoxiflin ... - Moneycontrol.com

Ranbaxy swallows Romanian firm  Mar 29, 2006
...sales. Enalapril, Aspenter (Acetylsalicylic acid), Diurex 50 are some of Terapia’s successful products in the domestic market. ... - Calcutta Telegraph

Ranbaxy Acquires Leading Romanian Pharma Company Terapia for US ...  Mar 29, 2006
Enalapril, Aspenter (Acetylsalicylic acid), Diurex 50 (Spironolacton + Furasemidum Combination) and Pentoxi retard (Pentoxiflin) are some of Terapia's ... - International News Service

Read each medicine label for all medications  Mar 9, 2006
...remedies. The Mayo Clinic listed acetylsalicylic acid, acetylsalicylate, salicylic acid and salicylate as other names for aspirin. ... - Sherman Denison Herald Democrat

Natural options for dryness  Feb 20, 2006
My doctor says it's safer than aspirin. Salsalate is a kissing cousin to aspirin. It is disalicylic instead of acetylsalicylic acid. ... - Los Angeles Times,

New hope for sick hearts  Feb 15, 2006
Lectora became a prime candidate for the new stent because she is allergic to Aspirin, (known generically as acetylsalicylic acid, or ASA,) one of the main ... - Toronto Star,

QTc Prolongation and Torsades de Pointes in an Elderly Woman ...  Feb 14, 2006
Her medications at admission were acetylsalicylic acid, 30 mg/day, and fluoxetine, 20 mg/day (serum levels at admission: fluoxetine, 204 µg/liter ... - Am J Psychiatry (subscription)

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