If you went to the drugstore to buy acetylsalicylic acid, what common drug would you purchase?

Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), also known as aspirin, is a medication often used to treat pain, fever, and inflammation... In total, it can cure more than 50 disorders.

Today aspirin is one of the most commonly used medications in the world. Over a half century ago, in 1950, it was acknowledged as the highest-selling drug on the planet. From 3000 to 4000 scientific articles are written about aspirin annually.

It is sometimes used long-term, at low doses, to help prevent heart attacks, strokes, and blood clot formation in people at high risk of developing blood clots. Low doses of aspirin may be given immediately after a heart attack to prevent clotting and reduce the risk of another heart attack or the death of heart tissue. Aspirin may be effective at preventing certain types of cancer, particularly colorectal cancer.