General description
Acetylsalicylic acid is used for the management of mild to moderate pain such as headache, acute migraine, transient musculoskeletal pain, dysmenorrhoea and for reducing fever. It is also used for its antiplatelet properties.
Medicine type
Chemical agent
EML status history
Added in 1989
(TRS
796)
for
Acute myocardial infarction
Added in 1989
(TRS
796)
for
Cerebral ischaemic stroke
Added in 2007
(TRS
950)
for
Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
Added in 2007
(TRS
950)
for
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Added in 2007
(TRS
950)
for
Acute rheumatic fever without mention of heart involvement
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Recommendations
Section
Non-opioids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (NSAIMs)
- Oral > Solid: 100 to 500 mg
- Local > Rectal > Suppository: 50 to 150 mg
Indications
Section
Antimigraine medicines > For treatment of acute attack
- Oral > Solid: 300 to 500 mg
Indications
Section
Anti-platelet medicines
- Oral > Solid: 100 mg
Indications
Section
Medicines for juvenile joint diseases
- Oral > Solid: 100 to 500 mg
- Local > Rectal > Suppository: 50 to 150 mg