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Article: Lifesaving Benefits of Low-Dose Aspirin Therapy Maintained With Naproxen Sodium.
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- November 7, 2007
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Data Suggests That Millions on Aspirin Therapy Can Safely Take Aleve for Pain Without Compromising Cardiovascular Benefits
BOSTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Data to be presented at the 71st annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) showed that when over- the-counter (OTC) naproxen sodium, commercially sold as Aleve(R), was added to an aspirin therapy regimen, there was no change in platelet aggregation measures versus baseline. Unlike ibuprofen, which can negate the intended cardiovascular benefit of aspirin therapy, an OTC dose of naproxen sodium did not change the antiplatelet effect profile seen with aspirin therapy alone.
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