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Kirkland Low Dose Aspirin (81mg x 2 x 365 enteric coated tablets) |  | Brand: Kirkland Aspirin
Category: Health and Beauty
List Price: $12.99
Buy New: $3.79
as of 9/9/2010 06:37 CDT details
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Seller: BARGAINHUNTERS
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 2652
Number Of Items: 730
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 3.5 x 2 x 4
UPC: 096619310715
EAN: 0096619310715
ASIN: B001JJKLBE
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | 2 x 365 coated tabletls = 730 tablets total |
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Product Description
Aspirin Regimen. Pain Reliever.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Kirkland's aspirin April 8, 2010
Carol C. Stilwell (OCHLOCKNEE, GA, US)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I like this generic aspirin as much as name brands. It arrived in great shape, and on time.
 Important News April 2, 2010
Mocha Aspirations (Newark, NJ USA)
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
If you're taking a daily aspirin for your heart, you may want to reconsider. The American Medical Association found no benefit at all in giving aspirin to people at high risk of heart disease.
Aspirin can cause bleeding in the stomach and brain. That's not the only way this painkiller can kill you. Aspirin can actually cause potentially deadly blood clots. Roughly half of all people who suffer a fatal heart attack took an aspirin the day of their heart attack.
Patients who take ibuprofen and aspirin together have double the risk of a fatal heart attack. Recently the Wall Street Journal covered the details of these findings in their article, "The Danger of Daily Aspirin."
Those that suffer or have family or friends that have a heart condition should go over the material from world-renowned cardiologist Christian Wilde. His books Hidden Causes of Heart Attack and Stroke: Inflammation, Cardiology's New Frontier & Miracle Stem Cell Heart Repair: (For Heart Attack, Heart Failure and Bypass Patients), are great assets in knowing treatment options. Furthermore, to help in modifying one's lifestyle to get a handle on a heart condition, view the documentary Fat Head.
This is Aspirin! March 2, 2010
Jennifer Eustace (Lorida, FL)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
We have moved and are now many miles from Costco, so were pleased to see this available on Amazon.
Aspirin USP is just that, cannot be anything else. The supplier from whom we purchased this was excellent.
 Enteric Coated Aspirin results August 30, 2007
M. Ondish (Ashley,PA)
0 out of 13 found this review helpful
I cannot review this product as of 8/30/07 because I did not receive my lab results of 6/25/07.
Enteric Coated Aspirin is Easier on the Stomach April 15, 2007
James Koenig (Minnesota)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is a generic enteric-coated aspirin, meaning the manufacturer placed a coating on the tablet that prevents it from being digested in the stomach. The reason for this coating is that aspirin causes mild stomach bleeding in the stomach each time it is ingested. Once the tablet gets into the small intestine, it is digested and the aspirin is taken into the bloodstream.
Aspirin is a wonder-drug, the very first analgesic/anti-inflammatory medication to hit the market over 100 years ago. It is for mild to moderate pain and treats many different conditions such as arthritis, bone inflammation, joint pain, and even reduces fever. Aspirin causes blood platelets to not adhere to each other, thus it "thins" the blood and prevents blood clots from forming. Aspirin is thus used in emergency treatment of heart attacks and strokes. Some folks take a "baby" aspirin (81-160 mgs) each day to prevent blood clots from forming.
Aspirin is actually acetyl-salicylic acid. Manufacturers alter the structure of aspirin slightly to grant it different properties in terms of its digestion, to make digestion easier. Some buffer it with antacids while others coat the tablet with a coating that prevents its digestion in the stomach (like Ecotrin). Regular aspirin, without any buffering or coatings is tolerated by most people, but some cannot take it without severe stomach upset. For these folks, the buffered form is a god-send.
Unfortunately, Aspirin fell out of favor in the 60's and 70's when Reye's Syndrome developed in some children (under the age of 16) who took aspirin while they had the flu and/or chickenpox. About 30% of the children affected died and many more had permanent brain damage. Because of Reye's Syndrome, alternate analgesics were placed on the market, the premier being Tylenol. There is no reason to fear using aspirin if you are an adult, as Reye's Syndrome only occurred in children under 16 years of age.
The usual dose of aspirin is 325 mg, with the "extra-strength form at 500 mg. Most adults will easily tolerate a dose of 650 mg (2 tablets) every 4 hours with a maximum daily dose of 5,200 mg. (Some with rheumatoid arthritis take up to 7200 mg/day with a doctor's supervision). There is no additional benefit to taking more than 1,000 mg every 4 hours. Increasing the dose beyond this point will only increase the toxicity of aspirin.
Aspirin should be avoided in people taking blood-thinning medications, those with stomach ulcers, and used with caution in insulin-dependent diabetics. Allergies can develop to aspirin as well. Never mix aspirin with any of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, such as Ibuprofen, as there is no pain benefit and the gastric upset chance is greatly increased. Don't mix aspirin with alcohol either, as it is hard on the stomach.
Used properly, aspirin is a terrific medication. I prefer to buy my aspirin in a generic form. One pays more for aspirin if it is produced by a name-brand manufacturer. However, the big-manufacturers also package aspirin in some of the buffered forms that some people tolerate better.
Jim "Konedog" Koenig
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