ASPOCARD 150MG 20 CHEW. TAB

DESCRIPTION:SBELONGS TO A GROUP OF MEDICINES CALLED NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS (NSAIDS)SSINDICATION:SPROPHYLAXIS OF CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE OR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTIONSTO IMPROVE SURVIVAL IN EMERGENCY SITUATION OF A HEART ATTACK.SSWARNING!SCHILDREN UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE SHOULD NOT TAKE ASPIRIN UNLESS ON THE ADVICE OF A DOCTOR. THIS IS BECAUSE ASPIRIN USE IN CHILDREN HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH A RARE CONDITION CALLED REYE S SYNDROME.THIS CONDITION AFFECTS THE BRAIN AND LIVER AND THOUGH EXTREMELY RARE CAN BE FATAL.