Talk:Aspirin

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Resolvins

I think there should be some mention made of Resolvins on this page. 134.197.100.184 (talk) 19:03, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

PPI

Co-prescription of a proton pump inhibitor can cost-effectively reduce the risk of gastric complications of low-dose aspirin therapy, provided the PPIs are cheap enough: http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/168/15/1684 JFW | T@lk 21:58, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Aspirin the trademark

In the USA, Aspirin is a generic word so it can be identified in that country as "aspirin". But in several countries, including Canada,[1] Aspirin is still a registered trademark owned by Bayer. So should Aspirin be capitalised which trademarks usually are? Or should the article name be the scientific name "Acetylsalicylic acid" better known by the initials A.S.A.? Steelbeard1 (talk) 18:57, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

I don't think WP need concern itself with trademark law in countries other than the US. Colin°^Talk 18:39, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

I almost think that we should rename it "acetylsalicylic acid," just for conformity to international standards, although I think there is sometimes a bias toward the shorter name, all other things being equal. Is it pretty much around the English-speaking world that people call it "aspirin"? Simultaneous movement (talk) 15:25, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

I think that would be a good idea -- of course "Aspirin" would redirect there and would be mentioned in the first sentence. Facts707 (talk) 10:39, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

It is arrogant to suggest that WP should only be concerned with US trademarks. In many parts of the world "Aspirin" remains, as it originally was in the USA, a trademark of Bayer (in over 80 coutries). If WP is genuinely a global resource, it should put the primary article under the heading "acetylsalicylic acid (ASA)" with notation at the start to indicate that it is ALSO known generically as "aspirin" in France, Russia, the UK, and the USA. Enquire (talk) 08:59, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

I created a subsection of History called "Trademark in some countries" that addresses the trademark and name capitalization issue with a couple of references. Facts707 (talk) 10:39, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Added ref to relevant portion of Treaty of Versailles. Facts707 (talk) 12:16, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Do not split article

By splitting the overdose section into a new article on salicylate intoxication, as some suggest, I would never have found the information I needed simply about 'aspirin overdose'. Thank you. 71.106.103.10 (talk) 18:00, 8 September 2008 (UTC)Josef S. Klus, medical content writer, 9/8/08

Since there's no real plan to split this article, I'll remove the tag. WhatamIdoing (talk) 18:53, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

IPA pronunciation

The IPA in the article lead is pretty dialect-specific. Certainly, it's not how I'd pronounce acetyl-salicylic acid in British English. Rather than ending up with several different IPAs, is that piece of information actually all that useful? Would it not make more sense to link to acetyl and salicylic acid, which should prolly have their own pronunciations in their lead sections? — OwenBlacker 11:14, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Aspirin as marketed in the UK

I noticed that in the United Kingdom, aspirin is sold as a pain reliever but not by Bayer. Is there a reason why Bayer is not selling aspirin in the UK? The reason should be in the article. Steelbeard1 (talk) 02:21, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

See: Aspirin#Trademark_in_some_countries also see Talk:Aspirin#Aspirin_the_trademark Enquire (talk) 09:03, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Straw poll

This is a straw poll to determine if the Aspirin article should be renamed acetylsalicylic acid with Aspirin redirected to the new name. The reason is that Aspirin is still a registered trade mark owned by Bayer in most of the world. Steelbeard1 (talk) 03:07, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

For--because of the reason stated above. Steelbeard1 (talk) 03:07, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

For -- for all the reasons I expressed under Talk:Aspirin#Aspirin_the_trademark. I also suggest including " (ASA)" as a suffix to page name. Enquire (talk) 09:08, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Strongly opposed, per WP:COMMONNAME. Did anyone ever walk into a pharmacy and ask for "acetylsalicylic acid"? 128.232.1.193 (talk) 16:20, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

I copied the above comment here from WP:Requested moves.--Aervanath lives in the Orphanage 17:01, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

They ask for "A.S.A." which is also the generic term used in Canada. Steelbeard1 (talk) 16:54, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

For--WP:COMMONNAME explicitly begins: "Except where other accepted Wikipedia naming conventions give a different indication..." The naming convention we should be following here is Wikipedia:Naming conventions (chemistry)#Drug-related articles, which simply states: "Where a compound has a WHO International Nonproprietary Name (INN), this should be used as the article title." The INN is certainly not aspirin, I'll tell you that! I couldn't find official confirmation that the INN is acetylsalicylic acid, though. Could someone please find that?--Aervanath lives in the Orphanage 17:01, 5 November 2008 (UTC)