Country: Afrika Selatan
Bahasa: Inggeris
Sumber: South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA)
Lennon
ASPIRIN TABLETS - LENNON SCHEDULING STATUS: Not scheduled. PROPRIETARY NAME (and dosage form): ASPIRIN TABLETS - LENNON COMPOSITION: Each tablet contains 300 mg Aspirin PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION: A 2.8 Non-narcotic analgesics, antipyretics. PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION: Aspirin has analgesic, anti-pyretic and anti-inflammatory actions. Aspirin inhibits platelet aggregation by inactivation of platelet cyclo-oxygenase, the enzyme that produces the cyclic endoperoxide precursor of thromboxane A2. INDICATIONS: a) Aspirin is indicated for relief of mild to moderate pain such as headache, dysmenorrhoea, myalgia, arthralgia and neuralgia and/or fever. WARNINGS: If symptoms persist, consult your doctor. Do not use continuously for more than 10 days without consulting a doctor. Aspirin has been implicated in Reye's syndrome a rare but serious illness in children and teenagers with chickenpox and influenza. A doctor should be consulted before aspirin is used in such cases. DOSAGE AND DIRECTIONS FOR USE: 300 - 900 mg (1 to 3 tablets) every 4 to 8 hours, up to a maximum of 12 tablets daily (per 24 hours). b) Aspirin is also used to reduce the risk of myocardial infarction in patients who have had a previous myocardial infarction. It is also used to reduce the risk of recurrent transient ischaemic attacks or stroke in persons who have had transient ischaemia of the brain due to fibrin platelet emboli and to reduce the risk of graft occlusion following aorta coronary by-pass surgery. WARNINGS: The optimal dose for inhibition of platelet aggregation in humans is not known. Do not use aspirin for indications related to inhibition of platelet aggregation unless directed by a doctor. DOSAGE AND DIRECTIONS FOR USE: 100 - 300 mg (1/3 to l tablet) to be taken every da Baca dokumen lengkap