Aspirin ( USAN ), also known as acetylsalicylic acid (pronounced /??s?t?lsæl??s?l?k ?æs?d/ , abbreviated ASA ), is a salicylate drug , often used as an analgesic to relieve minor aches and pains, as an antipyretic to reduce fever , and as an anti-inflammatory medication. more

Aspirin ( USAN ), also known as acetylsalicylic acid (pronounced /??s?t?lsæl??s?l?k ?æs?d/ , abbreviated ASA ), is a salicylate drug , often used as an analgesic to relieve minor aches and pains, as an antipyretic to reduce fever , and as an anti-inflammatory medication.

Aspirin also has an antiplatelet , or "anti-clotting", effect and is used in long-term, low doses to prevent heart attacks , strokes , and blood clot formation in people at high risk for developing blood clots. [ 1 ] It has also been established that low doses of aspirin may be given immediately after a heart attack to reduce the risk of another heart attack or of the death of cardiac tissue. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] less