Patient
Information Leaflet
Boots Dispersible Aspirin tablets BP
75 mg
Please read this leaflet carefully. It contains
important information for you.
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Keep this leaflet you may need to read it again
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Ask your pharmacist if you need more information
or advice
What
this medicine is for
This
medicine contains Aspirin, which belongs to a group of
medicines called antiplatelet agents that help prevent
your blood cells sticking together and forming a blood
clot.
It can be
used to help prevent blood clots in people who have had
a stroke, heart attack, by-pass surgery, or who have
angina.
This medicine is not for pain relief.
Before
you take this medicine
This
medicine can be taken by adults. 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.
X Do
not take:
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If you have a stomach ulcer,
or have had one
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If you have haemophilia
or other blood clotting disorders
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If you are allergic to
aspirin, or any other non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drug (you may have had asthma,
itchy skin or a runny nose after taking them)
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If you have asthma
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If you are pregnant or
breastfeeding
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If you have an intolerance to
some sugars, unless your doctor tells you
to (this medicine contains lactose)
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Talk to your pharmacist or doctor:
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If you take other medicines – blood thinning
drugs (e.g. warfarin), tablets for diabetes
(e.g. glibenclamide), methotrexate (used to
treat cancer, skin and rheumatic problems),
medicines for gout, corticosteroids (e.g.
prednisolone)
Do not drink alcohol
(wine, beer, spirits) whilst taking this medicine.
Other
important information
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 aged under 16 years,
unless on the advice of a doctor.
How to
take this medicine
Check that
the bottle seal is not broken before first use. If it
is, do not take the tablets.
These
tablets are dispersible. This means that they break up
in water. Stir the tablet in a small glass of water
until dispersed and drink immediately.
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Adults
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One or two tablets, once a day.
Do not give to children under 16
years, unless your doctor tells you to.
In some
cases your doctor may advise you to take up to four
tablets a day. In this case follow your doctor's
instructions.
Do not take
more than the amount recommended above.
! If you take too many tablets:
Talk to a pharmacist or doctor straight away.
Possible
side effects
Most people
will not have problems, but some may get some of these:
! If you get any of these, stop the
tablets.
See a doctor at once:
- You
have black tarry stools, severe stomach pain, are
sick and there is blood in it
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Allergic reactions such as difficulty breathing,
swelling of the face, lips or throat, itchy, lumpy
skin, runny nose
These other effects may not bother
you.
If they do, talk to a pharmacist:
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Feeling sick, or being sick
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Indigestion, mild stomach pain
If any side effect becomes severe, or
if you notice any side effect not listed here, please
tell your pharmacist or doctor.
How to
store this medicine
Keep this
medicine in a safe place out of the sight and reach of
children, preferably in a locked cupboard.
Use by the
date on the label edge.
What is
in this medicine
Each
dispersible tablet contains Aspirin 75 mg, which is the
active ingredient.
As well as
the active ingredient, each tablet also contains calcium
carbonate, maize starch, lactose, anhydrous citric acid,
sodium saccharin, sodium lauryl sulphate, povidone.
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