aspirin
Class:
Analgesics: Salicylates
Indication:
Pain, inflammation, fever, Kawasaki disease, prevention of thrombotic events.
Mode of Action:
Inhibits prostaglandin synthesis, ↓ inflammation, ↓ platelet aggregation.
Cautions:
Pregnancy, peptic ulcer disease, bleeding disorders, during/following febrile illness in children (due to risk for Reye’s syndrome).
Indication:
Tinnitus, GI bleeding, GI upset, rash, Abdominal pain, Salicylism, Peptic ulcer disease, Intestinal blood loss, Reye’s syndrome, Itchy rash, Noise (tinnitus).
NC/PT:
Monitor for salicylism (e.g., tinnitus, vomiting, diarrhea, respiratory alkalosis).