What is the difference between aspirin, ibuprophren and acetimetiphen?
Answer For the purposes of simplicity I can only give you the most basic outline of the differences between aspirin, ibuprofen, and acetaminophen. The same will apply to the benefits/harm, otherwise you would be reading the equivalent to a chapter of pharmacology about each drug. Aspirin has analgesic (pain relieving), antipyretic (fever reducing), and anti-inflammatory properties. Aspirin is a salicilate in chemical origin. Benefits of aspirin include pain relief, fever reduction, reduction of inflammation of arthritis or joint disease, reduction of clot formation that may reduce heart attacks or strokes in certain populations of patients. Risks of taking aspirin include increased risk of Reyes Syndrome when given to children under 12 years old during certain viral infections, salicilates aggravate asthma in some patients, patients who do not know they are at risk for clotting disorders may not clot properly after taking aspirin, gastric bleeding can also occur. Ibuprofen is an analge
