Aspirin 300mg tablets

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Aspirin

Available from:

Accord-UK Ltd

ATC code:

N02BA01

INN (International Name):

Aspirin

Dosage:

300mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral tablet

Administration route:

Oral

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 04070100; GTIN: 5012617007773 5012617001955

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Aspirin Tablets
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READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU
START TAKING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
•
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
•
If you have any further questions, ask your doctor
or pharmacist.
•
This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do
not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if
their signs of illness are the same as yours.
•
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or
pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects
not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
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The full name of this medicine is Aspirin 300mg
tablets but within this leaflet it will be referred to as
Aspirin tablets.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
1
WHAT ASPIRIN TABLETS ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR
2
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE ASPIRIN
TABLETS
3
HOW TO TAKE ASPIRIN TABLETS
4
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
5
HOW TO STORE ASPIRIN TABLETS
6
CONTENTS OF THE PACK AND OTHER INFORMATION
1
WHAT ASPIRIN TABLETS ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR
Aspirin tablets belong to a group of medicines whic

Summary of Product characteristics

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Aspirin 300mg Tablets
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each tablet contains 300mg acetylsalicylic acid.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Tablet.
White, circular, biconvex uncoated tablets impressed "ASPIRIN 300mg"
around the
circumference on one face, and the identifying letters "C" and "AO" on
either side of
a central division line on the reverse; or, as an alternative, tablets
impressed
"ASPIRIN 300mg" around the circumference on one face.
4
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Aspirin has analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory actions. It
is indicated for:
1) The relief of headache, toothache, migraine, neuralgia, sore
throat, dysmenorrhoea.
2) The symptomatic relief of influenza, feverishness, rheumatic pains,
sciatica,
lumbago, fibrositis, muscular aches and pains.
3) It also has an antithrombotic action, mediated through inhibition
of platelet
activation, which has been shown to be useful in secondary prophylaxis
following
myocardial infarction, and in patients with unstable angina and
cerebral transient
ischaemic attacks.
4.2
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
_Posology _
_Adults including elderly:_ 1-2 tablets (300-600mg) every 3-4 hours as
required, to a
maximum of 12 tablets (3.6g) daily in divided doses.
_Children: _Do not give to children aged under 16 years, unless
specifically indicated
(e.g. for Kawasaki’s disease).
_Antithrombotic action:_ For its antithrombotic effect following
myocardial infarction,
transient ischaemic attack, or in patients with unstable angina, the
recommended dose
is 300mg daily.
_Method of Administration _
For oral administration.
4.3
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Aspirin should not be taken by patients with the following conditions:
•
Known hypersensitivity to aspirin, other ingredients in the product,
other
salicylates or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (a patient may
have
developed anaphylaxis, angioedema, asthma, rhinitis or urticaria
ind