Medications. 1  Your doctor will tell you if and when you can restart your medicines. 2  If you take blood thinners, such as warfarin (Coumadin), clopidogrel (Plavix), or aspirin, be sure to talk to your doctor. 3  Be safe with medicines. 4  If your doctor prescribed antibiotics, take them as directed.
Ingredients. Common ingredients in Excedrin are aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid), acetaminophen (paracetamol), and caffeine. Excedrin Tension Headache is a little different because it does not contain aspirin. Each geltab (or coated tablet or gelcap) contains 500 mg of acetaminophen (paracetamol) and 65mg of caffeine.
Aspirin thins your blood and helps prevent the formation of blood clots. So if youâve had a heart attack or stroke, your doctor may tell you to take aspirin to prevent another one. Sometimes, your doctor will start you on aspirin if you have several risk factors for a stroke or heart attack. A typical treatment for prevention is one 81-mg tablet of aspirin per day. You can also take aspirin to help prevent colon cancer. Your doctor can tell you how much is right for you for this type of prevention. Ibuprofen uses