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Aspirin 75 mg Gastro-resistant tablets

Read all of this leaflet carefully because it contains important information for you.

This medicine is available without prescription to treat minor conditions. However, you still need to take it carefully to get the best results from it.

•    Keep this leaflet, you may need to read it again

•    Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice

What this medicine is for

This medicine belongs to a group of medicines called antiplatelet agents that help prevent blood cells sticking together.

It can be used to help prevent further heart attacks and strokes in patients who have had a history of these conditions. It can also be used after by-pass surgery.

It should not be used for pain relief.

Before you take this medicine

This medicine can be taken by adults aged 16 years and over. However, some people should not take this medicine or should seek the advice of their pharmacist or doctor first.

If you are taking this medicine for the first time, talk to your doctor to make sure it is suitable for you.

XDo not take:

•    If you are under 16 years old, unless your doctor tells you to

•    If you are allergic to any of the ingredients

•    If you have ever had a bad reaction to

aspirin or any other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (you have ever had asthma, swelling of the lips or face, itchy skin or runny nose after taking them)

•    If you have a stomach ulcer, or have had one

•    If you have a blood clotting disorder

(e.g. haemophilia) or are taking medicines to thin your blood

•    If you have gout

•If you are pregnant or breastfeeding ? Talk to your pharmacist or doctor:

•    If you have asthma or other allergic disease

•    If you have kidney or liver problems

•    If you have high blood pressure (your doctor may want to monitor you more closely)

•    If you are dehydrated

•    If you have diabetes

•    If you have a condition called glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

•    If you are elderly (your doctor may want to monitor you more closely)

Other important information

If you have surgery or any blood tests, tell your doctor or hospital staff that you are taking this medicine.

There is a possible association between aspirin and Reye’s syndrome when given to children. Reye’s syndrome is a very rare disease, which can be fatal. For this reason aspirin should not be given to children under the age of 16 years unless on the advice of a doctor.

If you drink alcohol (wine, beer, spirits) when you are taking these tablets, it may make your stomach more sensitive to aspirin.

If you take other medicines

Before you take these tablets, make sure that you tell your pharmacist about ANY other medicines you might be using at the same time, particularly the following:

•Warfarin or other blood thinners

•    Medicines for depression

•    Methotrexate (for cancer, skin problems, rheumatic problems, Crohn's disease)

•    Mifepristone (for termination of pregnancy) - do not take this medicine for 8 to 12 days after taking mifepristone

•    Other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines, including aspirin and ibuprofen (to relieve pain, reduce swollen joints, muscles and ligaments)

•Corticosteroids (used for many conditions such as pain, swelling, allergy, asthma, rheumatism and skin problems)

•    Phenytoin and sodium valproate (for epilepsy)

•    Tablets for diabetes (e.g. glibenclamide) or

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•    ACE inhibitors (for high blood pressure)

•    Water tablets (diuretics e.g. spironolactone and acetazolamide)

•    Metoclopramide (for feeling sick or being sick)

•    Probenecid and sulfinpyrazone (for gout)

•    Sulphonamide antibiotics (e.g. co-trimoxazole)

•    Zafirlukast (for asthma)

•    Antacids (for indigestion) or adsorbents (e.g. kaolin for diarrhoea)

If you are unsure about interactions with any other medicines, talk to your pharmacist. This includes medicines prescribed by your doctor and medicine you have bought for yourself, including herbal and homeopathic remedies.

/How to take this medicine

! Check the foil is not broken before use.

! If it is, do not take that tablet.

Age	How many to take	How often to take
Adults of 16 years and over	One or two	Once a day

In some cases your doctor may advise you to take more tablets. In this case follow your doctor’s instructions.

Swallow the tablet whole with water. Do not cut, chew or crush the tablet.

Do not give to children under 16 years, unless your doctor tells you to.

Do not take more than the amount recommended above.

f If you take too many tablets: Talk to a doctor straight away.

Possible side effects

Most people will not have problems, but some may get some, f If you get any of these serious side effects, stop taking the tablets.

See a doctor at once:

•    You are sick and it contains blood or dark particles that look like coffee grounds

•    Pass blood in your stools or pass black tarry stools

•    Difficulty in breathing, asthma, swelling of the face, neck, tongue or throat, runny nose (severe allergic reactions)

•    Unusual bleeding which may cause blood in the urine, coughing up blood or a stroke due to bleeding in the brain