Questions relating to the pharmacology of Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic acid) and its decay product and active ingredient Salicylic acid.
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What hydrolyses aspirin within the digestive tract and blood stream?
I have had some further thoughts after my previous question regarding the buccal delivery of medication. The active compound in aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid or systematically 2-Acetoxybenzoic acid) ...
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Why would diffusion be faster across a non-specialised tissue?
The standard protocol for a person experiencing chest pains is to chew a 300mg aspirin tablet, the argument being that chewing rather than swallowing the tablet results in the aspirin entering the ...
