Have you ever thought why aspirin is so popular medicine? Lets see...
In 1853 chemist Charles Frederic Gerhardt was the first person who produce chemically Aspirin. He treated the medicine sodium salicaty with acetyl chloride to produce it. Its formula is C9H8O4. After that many scientists began studies and in 1899, Bayer gave to this product the name 'ASPIRIN' or 'ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID' and sold it around the world. It is a nonsteroidal anti-iflammatory drug and also suppresses the normal functioning of platelets.
Today aspirin is one of the most widely used medications globally, with an estimated 50 to 120 billion pills consumed each year.
The most common use of aspirin is to treat the pain and especially certain types of headache, as well it effectively control fever.
Afterwards it is used as an anti-inflammatory agent for acute or long-term inflammation and also for treatment of inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, Kawasaki disease.
Additional it is an important part of the treatment of those who have had myocardial infraction. People who have had heart attacks , taking aspirin everyday prevented 1 in 50 from having again attack and prevent ischaemics strokes and blood clots.
This medicine decrease the risk of certain types of cancer, particularly colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer, breast cancer and prostate cancer.
It's necessary to mention that one common adverse effect os an upset stomach. It can cause stomach bleeding, that's why it was created enteric coated aspirin, which is a bit more expensive.
Aspirin gives life to those who really need it, but also can kill those who use it inexorably!
