Don't Rely on Brand Names For Ingredients of OTC Medications

August 2016

More FDA warnings will raise questions about GI bleeding with OTC antacids that contain aspirin...Alka-Seltzer Original, etc.

These effervescent tabs came out years ago as a fast way to treat both acid indigestion...and headaches or body aches.

The problem is many contain 325 or 500 mg of aspirin and can be dosed up to six times per day.

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