Aspirin facts for kids
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Aspirin
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| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
| 2-acetoxybenzoic acid | |
Quick facts for kids Identifiers |
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| CAS number | 50-78-2 |
| ATC code | A01AD05 B01, N02 |
| PubChem | 2244 |
| DrugBank | APRD00264 |
| ChemSpider | 2157 |
| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C9H8O4 |
| Mol. mass | 180.157 g/mol |
| SMILES | eMolecules & PubChem |
| Synonyms | 2-acetyloxybenzoic acid acetylsalicylate acetylsalicylic acid O-acetylsalicylic acid |
| Physical data | |
| Density | 1.40 g/cm³ |
| Melt. point | 135 °C (275 °F) |
| Boiling point | 140 °C (284 °F) (decomposes) |
| Solubility in water | 3 mg/mL (20 °C) |
| Pharmacokinetic data | |
| Bioavailability | Rapidly and completely absorbed |
| Protein binding | 99.6% |
| Metabolism | Hepatic |
| Half life | 300–650 mg dose: 3.1–3.2 h 1 g dose: 5 h 2 g dose: 9 h |
| Excretion | Renal |
| Therapeutic considerations | |
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| Legal status | |
| Routes | Most commonly oral. Lysine acetylsalicylate may be given IV or IM |
Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) is a drug. It is most commonly used as a pain killer, or to reduce fever or inflammation. It also has an anti-platelet effect - it reduces the number of platelets in the blood which reduces blood clotting- in that function it is used to prevent heart attacks. Aspirin is one of the most-used medical drugs in the world.
Aspirin was invented in Germany in 1897. Bayer has a trademark on the brand name "aspirin" in 80 countries. But in other countries, "aspirin" is the common name for the drug.
Images for kids
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Acetylation of salicylic acid, mechanism
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1923 advertisement
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Old package. "Export from Germany is prohibited"
See also
In Spanish: Ácido acetilsalicílico para niños
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