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About Cartia®

Cartia® is New Zealand’s number one selling low dose aspirin from pharmacies.

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What is Cartia® Used For?

Cartia helps prevent blood clotting and reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke.

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Cartia Low Dose Aspirin tablets

Cartia Everyday

To help reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke, it is recommended to take Cartia® every day. Cartia® should only be taken on the advice of your doctor.

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Benefits of Taking Low Dose Aspirin

Cartia® low dose coated aspirin can help prevent blood clotting, and reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke.1a The benefit of low dose aspirin is that it helps reduce blood stickiness, and the tendency of blood to clot.

Unlike uncoated aspirin, Cartia® has an enteric coating. This prevents the low dose coated aspirin from being released in the stomach: protecting the stomach by reducing the chance of gastric irritation. Cartia® enteric coated aspirin is released lower down in the intestines, where it is absorbed gradually in the blood stream.

Cartia Low Dose Aspirin Package

At Heart, We All Want to Get The Most Out of Life.

If your doctor has recommended a low dose aspirin to reduce your risk of heart attack or stroke, choose
Cartia®. Cartia® low dose aspirin has a Duentric® coating designed to protect your stomach from irritation…
so you can get on with enjoying life.

Where to buy

If your doctor has recommended a daily low dose aspirin, choose Cartia® at your local pharmacy — use our handy store locator to find your closest store.

Cartia® FAQs

Cartia® is a Duentric coated low dose aspirin, and helps prevent blood clotting and reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke.

The Duentric coating on Cartia® tablets is designed to stop the aspirin from being released in your stomach where it could cause a stomach irritation. Instead Cartia is release in the upper intestine. This coating does not reduce the effectiveness of aspirin.

When released in the stomach, aspirin may cause stomach irritation. Cartia® has an enteric coating to protect the stomach, as the aspirin is released lower down in the intestines and absorbed gradually into the blood stream.

Cartia® is for use under medical supervision only. If you are not sure whether you should take Cartia®, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.