The real dimension of analgesic activity of aspirin.
Aspirin, despite being 100-years old, even in the era of evidence-based medicine, remains a valuable analgesic. Results of randomized trials have shown that it is as well effective and safe as other analgesics in relieving mild pain and can be used in the first-line therapy of migraine.
Gaciong
Zbigniew
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Department of Internal Medicine and Hypertension, Warsaw Medical University, 1a Banacha Street, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland. zgaciong@amwaw.edu.pl
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D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D001241:Aspirin