Find answers to common questions regarding the use of aspirin to treat heart attacks, other coronary conditions, and rheumatological diseases. Aspirin has potential risks as well as benefits. Talk to your doctor before deciding whether aspirin is right for you.
Review Date: June 01, 2011
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Find general facts about aspirin, as well as safety considerations when giving this drug to children.
Review Date: September 13, 2011
The Nemours Foundation
The decision to use aspirin to prevent a heart attack or stroke is safest when made in consultation with a health professional.
Review Date: January 28, 2013
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The FDA issued a safety alert to warn patients, caregivers and health care professionals about the dangers of accidental exposure to and improper storage and disposal of the fentanyl patch. Find out how to protect children from accidental exposure.
Review Date: April 20, 2012
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
If your doctor told you to take aspirin to help prevent a heart attack, you need to know that taking ibuprofen at the same time, for pain relief, may interfere with the benefits of aspirin for the heart.
Review Date: June 01, 2011
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
This list of over-the-counter medicines includes those that contain aspirin products, and therefore, might contribute to Reye's Syndrome.
Review Date: December 09, 2012
National Reye's Syndrome Foundation
Pain may be caused by the cancer itself, by the treatment, or by the side effects of the treatment. Most pain experts agree that 90-95% of all cancer-related pain CAN be successfully treated. Patients and health care professionals can work as a team to manage pain and discomfort.
Review Date: September 26, 2011
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
Over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers are medicines that you can buy without a prescription from your doctor. Find out how pain relievers work, what types of symptoms they can relieve, and more.
Review Date: September 13, 2011
American Academy of Family Physicians
The Food and Drug Administration warns consumers that all over-the-counter pain relievers should be taken with care to avoid serious problems that can occur with misuse.
Review Date: May 27, 2011
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
This acetaminophen quiz is geared toward college students. Test your knowledge by completing the brief survey. Check true or false to see how much you know. Then see if you’ve answered correctly.
Review Date: May 01, 2012
National Council on Patient Information and Education
