Acetylsalicylic acid

Side effects and indications

Whenever possible, frequency information about the side effects was extracted from the labels. Aggregated frequency information for the drug and, if available, placebo is shown. To the right, you can click on shaded boxes to be taken to mentions of the side effect on the label. (In some cases, the side effect cannot be highlighted due to conversion problems.) Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.

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Asthma def x x x x x
Confusional state def x x x x x
Diarrhoea def x x x x x
Drowsiness def x x x x x
Dyspepsia def x x x
Oedema def x
Heartburn def x x x
Haematemesis def x x
Hypersensitivity def x x x x x
Leukopenia def x x x x x
Melaena def x x
Nausea def x x x x x
Pruritus def x x x x x
Purpura def x x x x x
Sweating def x x x x x
Thirst def x x x x x
Thrombocytopenia def x x x x x
Tinnitus def x x x x x
Ulcer def x x x x x
Urticaria def x x x x x
Vertigo def x x x x x
Vomiting def x x x x x
Eruption x x x x x
Hearing impaired def x x x x x
Indication Labels
Acute myocardial infarction x x x
Angina pectoris def x x x x x
Angina unstable def x x x x x
Arthritis def x x x x
Body temperature increased def x x x x
Bursitis def x x x x
Cerebral infarction def x x x x x
Cerebrovascular accident def x x x
Common cold def x x
Death x x x x x
Dysmenorrhoea def x x
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage def x x x
Haemorrhage def x x x
Haemorrhagic stroke x x x
Headache def x x
Infarction def x x x x x
Inflammation def x x
Influenza def x x
Migraine def x
Musculoskeletal disorder def x x
Myocardial infarction def x x x x x
Myositis def x x
Neck pain def x x
Neuralgia def x x
Osteoarthritis def x x
Pain def x x
Phonophobia x
Photophobia def x
Premenstrual syndrome def x
Rheumatic fever def x x
Rheumatism def x x
Rheumatoid arthritis def x x
Spondylitis def x x
Synovitis def x x
Thromboembolism def x x
Toothache def x x
Transient ischaemic attack def x x x x x
Venous thromboembolism def x x

Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia or Medpedia

ATC Codes: A01AD05, B01AC06, N02BA01

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Labels

Labels were obtained from different sources and potentially contain different sets of side effects. If you click on the label name, a HTML version of the label will be shown with proteins, chemicals and side efffects highlighted using Reflect.

  1. ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID / ENTROPHEN 325MG TABLETS : 22 side effects (Health Canada)
  2. ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID / PMS-ASA EC : 22 side effects (Health Canada)
  3. ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID / ASAPHEN E.C. : 24 side effects (Health Canada)
  4. ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID / ENTROPHEN : 26 side effects (Health Canada)
  5. ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID / ASPIRIN 81MG : 27 side effects (Health Canada)