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Aspirin (known chemically as acetyl salicylic acid and often abbreviated as ASA) belongs to a class of medications called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs. Aspirin and other NSAIDs, for example, ibruprofen (Motrin, Advil) and naproxin (Aleve), are widely used to treat fever, pain, and inflammatory conditions such as tendonitis. In addition to its effects on fever, pain, and, aspirin also has an important inhibitory effect on platelets in the blood. This antiplatelet effect is used to prevent the platelets from initiating the formation of blood clots inside arteries, particularly in individuals who have atherosclerosis or are otherwise prone to develop blood clots in their arteries.