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Josefson's article implies thatFDA-USA prescribes dosage of aspirin
universally, without regard to age or prior medical conditions. For
example, patients with benign positional vertigo may have considerable
increase in dizziness on even very small doses of aspirin and a
considerable propensity to develop spontaneous ecchymoses. Is it not
possible that effective prophylaxis can be achieved with less than 81 mg
of aspirin daily? Is age a factor in determining dose? Can titrating
dose to the non-appearance of ecchymoses be a useful guide in prophylaxis?
Surely there are undividual variations in metabolizing aspirin.
Can optimal aspirin dosage be titrated?
Josefson's article implies thatFDA-USA prescribes dosage of aspirin
universally, without regard to age or prior medical conditions. For
example, patients with benign positional vertigo may have considerable
increase in dizziness on even very small doses of aspirin and a
considerable propensity to develop spontaneous ecchymoses. Is it not
possible that effective prophylaxis can be achieved with less than 81 mg
of aspirin daily? Is age a factor in determining dose? Can titrating
dose to the non-appearance of ecchymoses be a useful guide in prophylaxis?
Surely there are undividual variations in metabolizing aspirin.
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