We've got a history question for you this week!
1. Counselling Conundrum: a real question from a patient
2. Concise Conclusion: a straight-forward patient-friendly answer
3. Quick Wrap-up
Clearly, there are nuances that may not be captured in this format. The goal here is to provide you with helpful counselling tips which often draw from multiple sources or those which are not commonly accessed by busy healthcare providers serving the community.
Counselling Conundrum: "My doctor told me I should be taking baby ASA since I've just had a heart attack, and that it was available over the counter. The lowest dose I can see is 81 mg, so I am assuming that's it, but why is it exactly 81 mg?"
Concise Conclusion: Way back when ASA was new, we used to use a different unit of measurement to determine a drug's potency, called the grain. Once we convert it to mg, it equals 81. But why not round it down to 80 mg? Well, there is nothing magical about that extra 1 mg, but we tend to stick with exactly what was studied because it could have been the case that 1 mg made a difference (it doesn't for ASA). Also, never give your babies ASA!
Quick Wrap-up: We recall learning about this in pharmacy school. They say all of your knowledge from pharmacy school is obsolete the moment you graduate, but this tidbit will stand the test of time!
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