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Aspirin has been a common household product for decades. Often, public health officials use sales rates of over-the-counter medication to predict disease outbreaks in a community. This is not the case with aspirin. In this letter, Gordon explains that aspirin sales are generally steady all year, despite some spikes. He clarifies this is due to people stocking up while prices are reduced, not to increased “intake” or use.

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