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Treatment with aspirin

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Last amended 
22 June 2015

Intracerebral haemorrhage - Treatment with aspirin Factor

Aspirin is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug which is often taken for 'flu, headache and other ill-defined ailments.  It is taken to relieve pain and inflammation and to reduce fever.  In addition to its use as a simple short-term analgesic or for reducing a fever, aspirin was also prescribed in regular and large doses for such conditions as rheumatic fever and rheumatoid arthritis.  It may also be taken to prevent vascular events such as heart attack and stroke.

Products containing aspirin can be obtained without prescription in the form of tablets, soluble tablets, powders and capsules.  Some common products containing aspirin are Aspro, Astrix, Bayer Aspirin, Bex, Bufferin, Codis, Codral Forte, Disprin, Ecotrin, Percodan, Solcode, Solprin, Spren, SRA, Vincent's Powders and Winsprin Capsules.

Last reviewed for CCPS 24 May 2007.

Investigative Documents
Type Title PDF Format Word Format
Medical Report
Aspirin
MR9137.pdf
MR9137.docx
Preliminary questions [24611]

5529     the veteran has taken salicylic acid (aspirin) at some time.

24617   the veteran has taken aspirin on at least three days per week for a continuous period of at least four weeks, with the last dose being taken within the 7 days before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, a cerebrovascular accident.

25625  the veteran's taking of aspirin on at least three days per week for a continuous period of at least four weeks, where the last dose was taken within the 7 days before the clinical onset of the condition under consideration, a cerebrovascular accident, was contributed to materially by treatment of an illness or injury which is identifiable.

24614  the veteran has established the causal connection between treatment with aspirin and VEA service for the clinical onset of cerebrovascular accident.

24615   the veteran has established the causal connection between treatment with aspirin and operational service for the clinical onset of cerebrovascular accident.

or

24616   the veteran has established the causal connection between treatment with aspirin and eligible service for the clinical onset of cerebrovascular accident.

Clinical onset and operational service [24615]

5541     the identified illness or injury for which aspirin was taken is causally related to operational service.

Clinical onset and eligible service [24616]

5542     the identified illness or injury for which aspirin was taken is causally related to eligible service.