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A member asked:

Taking 325mg aspirin for a few years, have a history of a-fib, but no history of heart attack what is the safest way to switch to low dose?

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Dr. Shashank Jain answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Simple: Make sure the doctor who initiated you on a full dose Aspirin, is alright with you changing the dose. The dose change is simple, just initiate baby aspirin the next day.

Answered 7/9/2020

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