This product is a combination of aspirin and an antacid (such as calcium carbonate, aluminum hydroxide, or magnesium oxide). The antacid helps reduce heartburn and upset stomach that aspirin may cause.

Generic name: aspirin Last updated on Jun 21, 2023. Note: This document contains side effect information about aspirin. Some dosage forms listed on this page may not apply to the brand name Bufferin.

(1) Pain relieving effect on headache, pain due to stiff shoulders, menstrual pain, back pain, joint pain, neuralgia, muscle pain, sore throat, toothache, pain after tooth extraction, pain from bruising, pain from sprains, pain from bone fractures, pain from trauma and earache.

Generic aspirin is available and brand names for aspirin include Bayer Aspirin, Ecotrin, and Bufferin.

Ibuprofen is also used to treat signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, and for treatment of menstrual cramps (primary dysmenorrhea). Brand names for aspirin include Bayer Aspirin, Ecotrin, and Bufferin. Brand names for ibuprofen include Motrin and Advil.

Some BUFFERIN brand products contain different active ingredients. The pain relieving/fever reducing ingredients in this product are ibuprofen and acetaminophen.

1944 – William D. “Shorty” Paul, MD, developed buffered aspirin, which later became known as “Bufferin,” and also developed Rolaids.

Ibuprofen is also used to treat signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, and for treatment of menstrual cramps (primary dysmenorrhea). Brand names for aspirin include Bayer Aspirin, Ecotrin, and Bufferin. Brand names for ibuprofen include Motrin and Advil.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is withdrawing approval of a new drug application (NDA) for BUFFERIN (aspirin) tablets. The basis for the withdrawal is that the holder of the NDA has repeatedly failed to file required annual reports for this NDA.

Aspirin (Bayer, Bufferin, Excedrin) is a good choice for treating headaches, toothaches and arthritis pain.

Aspirin a.k.a Bayer, Bufferin In short, aspirin reacts with your blood chemistry to inhibit the volume of prostaglandins.

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When dietitian Kate Daum, head of the Department of Nutrition, complains of a headache to William D. “Shorty” Paul, she declines aspirin because it upsets her stomach. So Paul, a professor of rehabilitation, adds a buffer to the aspirin; the remedy relieves Daum's headache without making her nauseous.

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Enteric-coated aspirin is designed to resist dissolving and being absorbed in the stomach. As such, enteric-coated aspirin passes into the small intestine, where it's absorbed into the bloodstream. The purported goal is to prevent stomach ulcers and bleeding that can sometimes occur with aspirin use.

A. Much of the aspirin sold in the United States is enteric-coated. Sometimes referred to as safety-coated, these smooth pills are designed to withstand stomach acid and pass through the stomach before fully dissolving in the small intestine (enteric comes from the Greek word for intestine).