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Aspirin

Aspirin is an over the counter pain medicine and anti-inflammatory drug. Also know as acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin pain relief medication is a drug sold over the counter without prescription most commonly dispensed as aspirin tablets to relieve minor aches and pains. In addition to demonstrating analgesic pain relief properties, aspirin is also used in the treatment of arthritis, osteoarthritis and as an anticoagulant to reduce the risk of heart attack in the treatment of heart disease.