Description:belongs to a group of medicines called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids)indication:mild to moderate pain including headache, migraine, nerve pain (neuralgia), toothache, sore throat, period pain.relieving aches, pains and fever associated with colds and flu.relieving pain and inflammation of sprains and strains, rheumatic pain, sciatica, backache, fibrositis, muscular aches and pains, joint swelling, and stiffness.to improve survival in emergency situation of a heart attack.warning!children under 16 years of age should not take aspirin, unless on the advice of a doctor. this is because aspirin use in children has been associated with a rare condition called reye s syndrome.this condition affects the brain and liver and though extremely rare, can be fatal.