… n therapy for the management of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease patients should consult their doctor who can advise on the relative benefits versus the risks for the individual patient.
• Vaccine recipients should avoid use of salicylates for 6 weeks after varicella vaccination (see section 4.5).
• Acetylsalicylic acid is not recommended during menorrhagia where it may increase menstrual bleeding.
• Acetylsalicylic acid is to be used with caution in cases of hypertension and when patients …
… s, increased anti-platelet effects rarely resulting in prolonged bleeding time.
Cardiac glycosides: NSAIDs may exacerbate cardiac failure, reduce GFR and increase plasma cardiac glycoside levels.
Varicella vaccine: Avoid use of acetylsalicylic acid in varicella vaccine recipients due to a possible association with Reye's syndrome.
Antihypertensives (ACE inhibitors and Angiotensin II Antagonists) and diuretics: NSAIDs may reduce the effect of diuretics and other antihypertensive drugs. In some patients with compromised renal …