The story of Aspirin
Aspirin, or acetylsalicylic acid, is a salicylic drug used as an analgesic, antipyretic and as an anti-inflammatory. Low doses of aspirin prevent hearth attacks and blood clot formation in people at high risk for developing blood clots.
Gastrointestinal distress, ulcers and stomach bleeding are the principle side effects of the Aspirin. This medicine has another adverse effect: it increased bleeding in menstruating women.
The medicals discovered that in small dose aspirin had anticoagulant properties.
Aspirin was the first drug known as not steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
History
In the 5th century B.C Hippocrates wrote about an extracted from willow bark that reduce fevers, pains and aches.
The Cherokee and other Native Americans used an infusion of the bark for fever and other medicinal purposes for centuries.
In 1763 the Reverend Edward Stone noted that the bark of the willow was effective in lessening a fever.
In 1828 Henri Leroux, together Raffaele Piria, an Italian chemist, isolated in crystalline form the active extract of the bark.
In 1897 Felix Hoffman, a chemist at Friedrich Bayer & CO, obtained acetylsalicylic acid by a reaction of salicylic acid and acetic anhydride. He was the first who synthesized medically forms of Heroin and Aspirin.
Trademark issue
The name aspirin was invented by Bayer company of Germany. The name Aspirin is composed of A- from acetylated, -SPIR- from the plant genus Spirea and –IN, a common, easily ending for drug names at the time.
After the first world war the Bayer company lost the claim to use the brand “Aspirin” after that the allies invaded and resold its properties. The claim to use the brand Aspirin in United States was brought by Sterling Drug Inc.
In 1921 a sentence of Federal Court of U.S.A ruled Aspirin as a generic name, not as a brand.
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Aspirin, or acetylsalicylic acid, is a salicylic drug used as an analgesic, antipyretic and as an anti-inflammatory. Low doses of aspirin prevent hearth attacks and blood clot formation in people at high risk for developing blood clots.
Gastrointestinal distress, ulcers and stomach bleeding are the principle side effects of the Aspirin. This medicine has another adverse effect: it increased bleeding in menstruating women.
The medicals discovered that in small dose aspirin had anticoagulant properties.
Aspirin was the first drug known as not steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
History
In the 5th century B.C Hippocrates wrote about an extracted from willow bark that reduce fevers, pains and aches.
The Cherokee and other Native Americans used an infusion of the bark for fever and other medicinal purposes for centuries.
In 1763 the Reverend Edward Stone noted that the bark of the willow was effective in lessening a fever.
In 1828 Henri Leroux, together Raffaele Piria, an Italian chemist, isolated in crystalline form the active extract of the bark.
In 1897 Felix Hoffman, a chemist at Friedrich Bayer & CO, obtained acetylsalicylic acid by a reaction of salicylic acid and acetic anhydride. He was the first who synthesized medically forms of Heroin and Aspirin.
Trademark issue
The name aspirin was invented by Bayer company of Germany. The name Aspirin is composed of A- from acetylated, -SPIR- from the plant genus Spirea and –IN, a common, easily ending for drug names at the time.
After the first world war the Bayer company lost the claim to use the brand “Aspirin” after that the allies invaded and resold its properties. The claim to use the brand Aspirin in United States was brought by Sterling Drug Inc.
In 1921 a sentence of Federal Court of U.S.A ruled Aspirin as a generic name, not as a brand.
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