If you are meant to chew aspirin when having a heart attack because it works faster, is there any reason you should just swallow regularly instead?

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If you are meant to chew aspirin when having a heart attack because it works faster, is there any reason you should just swallow regularly instead?

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The reason to swallow regularly is the the pill will gradually dissolve slowly over time so that you get the effects to last over a longer period of time. In an emergency situation you want maximum effect “now” so you chew it breaking it up and exposing more surface area so it’s absorbed quicker.