CMC Medical
CMC-Medical Ludhiana Solved Paper-2015
question_answer
Aspirin is used as
A) pesticide
B) analgesic
C) antibiotic
D) antiseptic
Correct Answer:
B
Solution :
Acetyl salicylic acid is the chemical name of aspirin. (2-acetoxybenzoic acid) It is used as an analgesic for acute pain to reduce fever as an anti-inflammatory medication. It also has antiplatelet effect by inhibiting the production of thromdboxane, i.e. it prevent blood-platelet coagulation