Bufferin Extra Strength (aspirin/calcium carbonate/magnesium)

USES: This product is a combination of aspirin and an antacid (such as calcium carbonate, aluminum hydroxide, or magnesium oxide). The antacid helps reduce heartburn and upset stomach that aspirin may cause. Aspirin is used to reduce fever and relieve mild to moderate pain from conditions such as muscle aches, toothaches, common cold, and headaches.

It may also be used to reduce pain and swelling in conditions such as arthritis. Aspirin is known as a salicylate and a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It works by blocking a certain natural substance in your body to reduce pain and swelling.

Consult your doctor before treating a child younger than 12 years. Your doctor may direct you to take a low dose of aspirin to prevent blood clots. This effect reduces the risk of stroke and heart attack.

If you have recently had surgery on clogged arteries (such as bypass surgery, carotid endarterectomy, coronary stent), your doctor may direct you to use aspirin in low doses as a "blood thinner" to prevent blood clots.

Generic name: aspirin/calcium carbonate/magnesium

The following indications are listed for Bufferin Extra Strength:

• Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Acute Myocardial Infarction
• Acute Thromboembolic Stroke
• Cerebral Thromboembolism Prevention
• Dysmenorrhea
• Fever
• Headache Disorder
• Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
• Myocardial Infarction Prevention
• Myocardial Reinfarction Prevention
• Osteoarthritis
• Pain
• Prevention Of Transient Ischemic Attack
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Thrombosis Prevention After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
• Transient Cerebral Ischemia
• Unstable Angina Pectoris

Also known as: Acute Cerebral Infarction Due To Thromboembolism, Acute Mi, Acute Mi Prophylaxis, Acute Myocardial Infarction Prophylaxis, Ami Prophylaxis, Arthritis Deformans, Arthrosis Deformans, Cardiac Infarct Prophylaxis, Cardiac Infarction, Cardiac Infarction Prophylaxis, Cephalgia, Cephalodynia, Crescendo Angina, Degenerative Arthritis, Degenerative Joint Disease, Degenerative Polyarthritis, Difficult Menses, Difficult Menstruation, Febrile, Febrile Reaction, Hypertrophic Arthritis, Juvenile Ra, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, Maintenance Therapy Of Thrombosis Prevention After Pci, Mi Prophylaxis, Myocardial Infarct, Myocardial Infarct Prophylaxis, Myocardial Infarction Prophylaxis, Myocardial Reinfarction Prophylaxis, Nodose Rheumatism, Osteoarthrosis, Painful Menses, Painful Menstrual Cramps, Preinfarction Syndrome, Pyrexia, Rheumatic Arthritis, Rheumatic Gout, Stroke Thromboembolism Prophylaxis, Thrombosis Prophylaxis After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Tia Prophylaxis, Tias Prophylaxis, Transient Ischemic Attack Prophylaxis, Transient Ischemic Attacks, Unstable Angina, Vascular Thrombosis Prevention After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

No ICD codes are available for this drug.