Aspirin Is an Effective Painkiller, but It Is Not Used

question 37

Multiple Choice

Aspirin is an effective painkiller, but it is not used after an extraction because ____________.

• A) there are better painkillers
• B) of the side effect of stomach irritation
• C) it inhibits clotting of blood
• D) none of the above

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