ACPOPHAR 81 MG 30 E.C. TABS

DESCRIPTION: BELONGS TO A GROUP OF MEDICINES CALLED NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS (NSAIDS) INDICATION: INHIBITION OF PLATELET AGGREGATION. TO IMPROVE SURVIVAL IN EMERGENCY SITUATION OF A HEART ATTACK. WARNING! CHILDREN 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.