by Chandra Marsono
Aggrenox generic medication is composed of aspirin and dipyridaamole. It is a part of salicylates medicine. The main propose of this medication is to ease the pain, severe fever and nfection (inflammation). The taste of this medicine is bitter, it has no smell and its color is yellow crystalline element which is inexplicable of mixing with water but capable of mixing with methanol and chloroform.
Medication Aggrenox helps in keeping platelets from getting together to form the clots in the blood. It is used for decreasing the syndrome of mini stroke in the patient also known as transient ischemic attack.
How Aggrenox works
When the oxygen is not supplied properly in to the blood then the blood clot is formed along with the help of the platelets that bind the blood together and blocks the blood vessels. This gives rise to ischemic attack. Aggrenox Drug acts by regulating the platelets from combining with the blood together to form a clot. This medicine helps in decreasing the pain, fever and inflammation cause in the body.
Aggrenox Side effects
Serious side effects are
loss of consciousness or lacking physical strength
Patient will feel weak and get unconscious
Blood in stool
Blood in vomit
Serious nausea or stomach ache
Febrile response (fever)
Bugle or severe pain
Hearing impairment or buzzing sound in the ear
Common side effects
Slight tummy ache.
Frequent discharging of bowels
Joint pain
Somnolence (sleepiness)
cephalalgia (headache)
What Precautions should one take?
Patients suffering from fever and chicken pox should not be take this medication as it can lead to severe problems known as Reye disease.
The patient who is allergic to aspirin (aggrenox) or any of its ingredients should not use Aggrenox Drug.
Patients suffering from asthma and nasal polyps should not use Aggrenox Medication without getting medical checkup done.
The patient needs the adjustment of Aggrenoxdosage if you are having
A pre-historical record of stomach sore (ulcere) or bleeding
Loss of blood or blood -clotting disorder.
Patient having heart disorder
unconditional heart failure
Patient who had experienced heart attack recently.
Planning before taking this medication
Patient who is suffering from liver, kidney disorder and low-blood pressure should not use Aggrenox Stroke medication without consulting the medical specialist as there might be a requirement of dosage adjustment.
Pregnant women should not use this medicine as it affects the fetus in the womb and causes harm to the unborn baby.
Breast feeding mother should take care and consult the doctor before taking Aggrenox medication as the medicine may pass into the breast milk.
Drug interactions with other medicines
This medicine reacts negatively with the drugs such as:
Diamox (acetazolamide)
Amethopterin or Trexall (methotrexate)
Oral Diabetics medication
Benadryl (probenecid)
Medicine used for Gout disorder such as Anturane or probenecid
Benazepril hydrochloride, captopril drug, Renitec or Vasotec(enalapril), Zestril, Accupril, Altace
Eisai (donepezil), Razadyne, Razadyne ER, Nivalin (galantamine)
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