2007-09-28 09:28:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
The first compound in the class of salicylates was salicylic acid. It is a fairly strong acid and is fairly irritating to the stomach lining. So the pharmaceutical chemists came up with acetylsalicylic acid, also known as aspirin. Although not as irritating as the former compound, it still causes distress in high dosages, long-term use, or in the elderly and in otherwise sensitive individuals.
To counter this effect, buffering agents such as aluminum and magnesium salts were added to the acetylsalicylic acid to reduce stomach acidity, hence, buffered aspirin.
Another approach was to coat the tablet so that it would not dissolve until it passed through the stomach and into the intestine. The product is called enteric coated aspirin.
2007-09-28 09:47:00 · answer #1 · answered by greydoc6 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Enteric coating has a coating that delays release in the stomach and makes it easier on your tummy. Buffered has an antacid to help do the same thing.
2007-09-28 16:33:50 · answer #2 · answered by rumbler_12 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buffered aspirin is less acidic therefore less irritating and enteric aspirin protects the stomach much better even more so.
2007-09-28 16:42:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋