Seeing stories of thrombosis complications following a covid infection, would it be recommended to consume 1co asa 80 mg every day?

Hello,

I am Laurie Carrier, a pharmacy student supervised by Nadia Lafrance.

In order to better answer your question, I need you to answer these:

1- What medications do you take on a regular basis?

2- Do you take natural health products or over-the-counter medications?

3- Do you currently have covid-19?

4- Do you have any health conditions/illnesses?

Laurie Carrier

Hello,

To come back to your question about whether it is contraindicated to take aspirin:

The recommendations are currently to give heparin (aspirin is not in the recommendations) to patients who have covid-19 and have risk factors for thrombosis.

Risks of taking aspirin: Because of its anti-platelet effect, aspirin increases the risk of potentially serious, even fatal, bleeding. It also irritates the stomach, which can lead to reflux, dyspepsia and ulcers. If you take anti-inflammatory drugs, these risks are further increased

Benefits of aspirin: There is no benefit to taking aspirin for the prevention of thrombosis secondary to covid-19. Unfortunately, aspirin does not prevent thrombosis. If you have covid-19 and are hospitalized, the treating team will assess your risk of thrombosis and prescribe a heparin if necessary.

I do not recommend that you take aspirin for prevention.

I hope this answers your question,

Laurie Carrier, Pharmacy student