Getting older means needing more aspirin

[supton]

for after reading all the warning labels on your medications!

Good grief! I hadn't noticed until today, as I only just started taking this med again, after a few years off. If I hadn't been taking before, this would be worrisome.

TBH, when I was first prescribed this stuff, like 5 years ago, it had none of these warnings... darn lawyers...

 

[oggb]

You know it's a good time when it has four warnings on it.

 

[Malo83]

I take a low dose aspirin every day as per my Dr.

 

[86cutlass307]

Bayer Back and Body Pain here

 

[Cujet]

Aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid, a derivative of salicylic acid. Salicylic acid is the stuff that is commonly sold over the counter for warts. Unsurprisingly, one can crush up an aspirin and cover a wart with the resulting powder, and a band-aid. Seems to work every bit as well and is about 3% of the cost.

 

[AmBeRnEcTaR]

Ewww gross...
Warts?
Those things still around?
I thought they went out with powdered wigs.

 

[BISCUT]

Aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid, a derivative of salicylic acid. Salicylic acid is the stuff that is commonly sold over the counter for warts. Unsurprisingly, one can crush up an aspirin and cover a wart with the resulting powder, and a band-aid. Seems to work every bit as well and is about 3% of the cost.

Pretty interesting. Never knew that. On same level as the OP I've been really baffled by drug companies' adds where they are required to mention the side-affects. Radio on about any station in my area of NY is a constant barrage of Govt adds to get the jab yet never a single mention of side-affects. And we get no adds from any of the pharma's on the VID jab.

While I can't stand the pharma ads it is hilarious to listen to the disclaimers. My favorite is the line they all seem to contain; "Dont take (insert drug) if you are allergic." That's a winner right there.

 

[pbm]

Salicylic acid is also the main ingredient in many creams used to treat acne.....a miracle drug.

 

[vavavroom]

Salicylic acid has antimicrobial properties, which is why it can kill viral warts, and why it is widely used as a preservative. For wart removal, you need a solution of 17% salicylic acid.

@AmBeRnEcTaR
What went out of style when the wigs came off were the ruffled lace louse traps that European royalty used to wear around their necks.

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[JeffKeryk]

I take an aspirin every 5 years or so. I did take tylenol for maybe 3 days straight when I joined the club late last year... Worked well.

 

[TCL]

Those aren't aspirin in the picture!

 

[supton]

While I can't stand the pharma ads it is hilarious to listen to the disclaimers.

The side effects of Xentrex is right up there.

 

[Passport1]

When I was kid I developed chronic headaches. Took lots of aspirin, made my nose bleed profusely. BTW it is an ancient potion made way back then from willow bark.

 

[supton]

Those aren't aspirin in the picture!

Nope, it isn't.

You know it's a good time when it has four warnings on it.

If only! I recall when it didn't have any warnings about mixing with alcohol, so, I'm not really sure why it now has 'em. Sure didn't impact me. Maybe it did bother 0.001% of patients, or whatever the trip point is to require those labels.

That or maybe the pharmacist iss just label-happy these days. When you buy big rolls of stickers, sometimes ya just have to stick them onto everything.

 

[BISCUT]

The side effects of Xentrex is right up there.

"Night terrors"

 

[oldcodger]

Yea, getting out of bead in the morning is getting more and more painful. Hands hurt like heck. Takes me about 2 hours just to get moving. There are no miracle drugs for arthritis. My dad had it bad. Doctor tried several and one of them almost killed him (stomach bleed).