- Chemistry Keeps Us Healthy!
Aspirin
(acetylsalicylic
acid)
Aspirin is one of the cheapest and
safest pain relievers with over one hundred years of proven and effective
treatment for a variety of ailments. It is the active ingredient in more
than fifty over-the-counter medications. Aspirin is in a class of drugs
called salicylates. It reduces inflammation, fever, and pain. Also, under
medical supervision it can be used to treat and/or prevent in certain individuals
heart attacks, transient ischemic attacks (TIAs or "mini-strokes"), strokes,
and angina.
