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Daily aspirin therapy: Understand the benefits and risks
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Should you take a daily aspirin?
How can aspirin prevent a heart attack?
Should you avoid daily aspirin therapy if you have another health condition?
What's the best dose of aspirin to take?
What happens if you stop taking aspirin every day?
Can you take aspirin if you regularly take ibuprofen or another nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for another condition?
What are the possible side effects of daily aspirin therapy?
What are possible drug interactions with daily aspirin therapy?
If you take daily aspirin, is it still safe to take an aspirin during a heart attack?
Should you take a coated aspirin?
What happens if you stop taking aspirin every day?
If your health care provider has told you to take an aspirin every day, contact him or her before stopping it.
If you've had a heart attack or a stent placed in one or more of your heart arteries, it's important to keep taking daily aspirin and any blood-thinning medications exactly as directed by your health care provider. Stopping daily aspirin therapy can have a rebound effect that may trigger a blood clot and lead to a heart attack.
