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"May 23, 2012 -- Aspirin may be effective long-term to reduce the risk of repeat blood clots in veins, new research suggests.
Patients who have these potentially dangerous blood clots, called venous thromboembolism or VTE, often get th"...
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CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
As the active ingredient in aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid works by inhibiting several different chemical processes within the body, including the natural physiological processes causing pain and inflammation.
Aspirin relieves pain by inhibiting production of chemicals called prostaglandins, aspirin works to diminish the body's response to a chain of chemical processes that eventually leads to pain. This mechanism of action works on a cellular level.
Last reviewed on RxList: 11/13/2007
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