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Name
Aspirin
Alternate Names
Bayer Aspirin
Ecotrin
Empirin
many others
Measurin
St. Joseph Adult
Abbreviations
ASA
Category
Other therapy
Subcategory
Code as 'Other' therapy for essential thrombocythemia ONLY
otherwise it is a differentiating agent (do not code)
NSC Number
None
Primary Site
Essential Thrombocythemia
Histology
None
Remarks
Aspirin is approved treatment for Essential Thrombocythemia (ET) ONLY. The therapeutic dose for essential thrombocythemia is in the range of 70-100 mg/day (this is considered low-dose).
Aspirin for cardiovascular protection and pain control is in the range of 160 mg/day and higher.
Aspirin for cardiovascular protection and pain control is in the range of 160 mg/day and higher.
Coding
This drug should be coded
