# 81mg aspirin in a larger pill?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/81mg-aspirin-in-a-larger-pill/534676>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 2, 2010, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/81mg-aspirin-in-a-larger-pill/534676 "2010-04-02T01:10:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/81mg-aspirin-in-a-larger-pill/534676/1 "2010-04-02T01:10:45Z")

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I’ve asked this before, I think, but things have changed. I can no longer find “women’s” bayer, or example.  
The regular low dose aspirin tablets are very small, and slick, which makes then a little hard for my old hands to pick up.  
Are there any low dose aspirins available that are at least the size of regular pills?  
Peace,  
mangeorge

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**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/81mg-aspirin-in-a-larger-pill/534676/2 "2010-04-02T04:31:39Z")

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You can buy women’s Bayer online ([drugstore.com](http://drugstore.com), for example).

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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/81mg-aspirin-in-a-larger-pill/534676/3 "2010-04-02T15:54:58Z")

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I didn’t think about that, and I buy a lot of stuff online. .  
Thanks.

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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/81mg-aspirin-in-a-larger-pill/534676/4 "2010-04-02T16:14:54Z")

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> [@Nametag](#):
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> You can buy women’s Bayer online ([drugstore.com](http://drugstore.com), for example).

That was easy, and Paypal too. 🆒

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/81mg-aspirin-in-a-larger-pill/534676/5 "2010-04-05T14:27:31Z")

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I think St. Joseph’s also makes an 81 mg dose in a full size pill.

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**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/81mg-aspirin-in-a-larger-pill/534676/6 "2010-04-11T01:51:46Z")

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Would tapping a pill from the bottle into your hand work better for you? That’s how I take pills. And I have some microscopic pills…