aspirin

medication used to treat pain and decrease the risk of heart disease
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q18216
aspirin
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aspirin

Summary

aspirin is a type of chemical entity[1]. aspirin ranks in the top 0.33% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,540 views/month, #42 of 12,596).[2]

Key Facts

  • aspirin is credited with the discovery of Charles Frédéric Gerhardt[3].
  • aspirin is credited with the discovery of Arthur Eichengrün[4].
  • aspirin received the National Inventors Hall of Fame[5].
  • aspirin's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[6].
  • aspirin's physically interacts with is recorded as Acid sensing ion channel subunit 3[7].
  • aspirin's physically interacts with is recorded as Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 1[8].
  • aspirin's physically interacts with is recorded as Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2[9].
  • aspirin's physically interacts with is recorded as Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2[10].
  • aspirin's physically interacts with is recorded as Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 1[11].
  • acetyl is named after aspirin[12].
  • Filipendula ulmaria is named after aspirin[13].
  • aspirin's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC(=O)OC1=CC=CC=C1C(=O)O[14].
  • aspirin's chemical formula is recorded as C₉H₈O₄[15].
  • aspirin is a type of benzoic acid[16].
  • aspirin is a type of acetate ester[17].
  • aspirin is used for medication[18].
  • aspirin is used for essential medicine[19].
  • aspirin's Commons category is recorded as Acetylsalicylic acid[20].
  • aspirin comprises oxygen[21].
  • aspirin comprises carbon[22].
  • aspirin comprises hydrogen[23].
  • aspirin's route of administration is recorded as oral administration[24].
  • aspirin's found in taxon is recorded as liquorice[25].
  • aspirin's significant drug interaction is recorded as acetazolamide[26].
  • aspirin's significant drug interaction is recorded as ammonium chloride[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Charles Frédéric Gerhardt[3], a chemist[28], 1816–1856[29], of France[30], specialised in chemistry[31] and Arthur Eichengrün[4], a chemist[32], 1867–1949[33], of Germany[34].

Recognition

aspirin received the National Inventors Hall of Fame[5].

Why It Matters

aspirin ranks in the top 0.33% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,540 views/month, #42 of 12,596).[2] aspirin has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] aspirin is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What awards did aspirin receive?

Honors received include National Inventors Hall of Fame[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . National Inventors Hall of Fame Db. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . DrugBank. Retrieved . drugbank.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . who.int. who.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Antimicrobial agents from higher plants. Antimicrobial isoflavanoids and related substances from Glycyrrhiza glabra L. var. typica. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Density {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+1.35'}
    Has use medication, essential medicine
    Subclass of
    Medical condition treated hyperthermia, pain, inflammation +9
    + 41 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007295890305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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