Is it safe to take one chewable aspirin an hour after eating one tums chewy delight
Is it safe to take a low dose aspirin about an hour after taking antacid?
Question posted by DontWanttoBeAfraid on 24 Sep 2017
Last updated on 24 October 2017 by suzanne66
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suzanne66
25 Oct 2017
Taking Tums together with aspirin may decrease the effects of aspirin especially if you take Tums often. Occasional Tums use is probably fine. You can minimize the effects of Tums on aspirin by dosing as far apart as practical - the longer the better.
In either case you talk to your doctor.
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