Aspiring (NSAID)

Aspirin common side effects:

Dizziness, headache, anorexia, confusion, rash and dehydration

Aspirin Adverse effects:

Tinnitus, hearing loss, seizures, intracranial bleeding

Aspirin cautions/contraindications:

Aspirin toxicity (tinnitus)

Avoid in patients who have asthma, AERD or aspirin-induced asthma

Aspirin patient teaching:

- not to take with alcohol

- risk for GI bleeding (lower BP, tachycardia)

- warn patients not to administer aspirin for virus or flu symptoms in children younger than 19. Reye syndrome (vomiting, lethargy, delirium, and coma)

- not to give any salicylate-containing meds to children (pepto)