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Is enteric-coated aspirin acceptable to use in polycythemia vera or ET?

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Would you use enteric coated aspirin in PV or ET?

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Medical Oncology · Virginia Mason Medical Center
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Admittedly, this is a question I had not considered before viewing this query, as I rarely, if ever, prescribe enteric-coated aspirin. In the absence of a bleeding diathesis such as von Willebrand disease, platelet count greater than one million/mm³, or active GI bleeding, low-dose aspirin (75/81/10...

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Hematology · Johns Hopkins University
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There are actually three questions embedded in this question. The first question also must be qualified since it involves two answers: first, does “acceptable” mean efficacious or safe? For the former, enteric-coated aspirin (ECA) is equally efficacious to plain aspirin (PA); for the latter, ECA is ...

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