DTB select: Aspirin and gastrointestinal bleeding risk in older people

Summary and context is provided for an analysis of data from the ASPREE study, which found the 5-year risk of a gastrointestinal bleed in older people taking low-dose aspirin (100mg) ranged from 0.40% in those aged 70 years to 5% in those aged 80 years with multiple risk factors.

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Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin