# Aspirin

Drug · id `core:aspirin` · Maternal & Newborn Atlas · release `c7fb95f1d15a7d13` (public)

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Also called: Acetylsalicylic acid

## In plain language

The medicine aspirin, also called acetylsalicylic acid.

## Technical summary

RxNorm concept 1191 is the ingredient aspirin (term type IN). MeSH descriptor D001241 is Aspirin, and its history note says the heading was Acetylsalicylic Acid in 1963 and 1964. This identity is the substance only. It covers no dose, product or use, and the uses of aspirin belong to the interventions and recommendations that cite it.

## Connected pages

- Related to: Low-dose aspirin to prevent pre-eclampsia (`maternal:low-dose-aspirin-preeclampsia-prevention`)

## Provenance

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Last substantive edit: 2026-10-14
Evidence last checked: 2026-10-14