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DCHP-2 (Oct 2016)
Non-Canadianism
This is a word that our editors have determined is not a Canadianism.
n. — abbreviation, Industry
acetylsalicylic acid, a substance used to relieve pain and fever.
The drug is typically called by the trade name Aspirin in the US. That name is also the most common one in Canada. The abbreviation ASA is labelled Cdn in COD-2, which is not borne out in the data (see Chart 1).
Quotations
1978
... compared sulfinpyrazone with acetylsalicylic acid (best known trade name, Aspirin). The researchers at 16 hospitals in nine medical centres across Canada found that ASA is effective, particularly among males, in preventing major strokes among patients who have already had little strokes ..
1986
ASA is the active ingredient in a number of popular non-prescription painkillers sold in Canada under such names as Aspirin, Anacin, Excedrin, Bufferin and Alka Seltzer.
1997
These have the same anti-clotting properties as acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), best known as the brand Aspirin, which is used to decrease the risk of blood clots that trigger coronary attacks.
References
- COD-2
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