Cartia is an enteric coated (Duentric) low dose aspirin (100 mg) designed to help prevent blood clotting and reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with known cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease.
Cartia’s Duentric coating prevents the aspirin from being released in the stomach, where it could cause gastric upsets.
Proven protection for secondary prevention of heart attack and stroke in patients with known cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease.
Manufactured in Dandenong, Victoria
Looking after your heart involves more than just taking medication. Healthy daily habits can make a meaningful difference. Regular physical activity, such as walking, swimming, cycling or gardening, supports cardiovascular health and can help reduce risk factors linked to heart disease. Even 30 minutes of moderate activity on most days of the week can provide lasting benefits. A balanced diet rich in vegetables, fruit, wholegrains and lean proteins, along with maintaining social connections and managing stress, also plays an important role.
If you are taking Cartia under medical supervision, these lifestyle choices can safely complement your treatment plan.
Explore more practical advice in our Cardiovascular Exercises for Heart Health – For Adults Over 50 article on our Heart Health Articles page.
Low dose aspirin, like Cartia, helps reduce the ability of the platelets in your blood to clump together. Platelets play an important role in forming clots, so by making them less “sticky”, aspirin helps lower the chance of a clot forming inside a blood vessel, which may lead to a heart attack or ischaemic stroke in people at increased risk.
Cartia has been formulated with an enteric (Duentric) coating, designed to prevent the aspirin from being released in the stomach where it could cause gastric upsets. The aspirin is then released lower down in the intestines, where it is absorbed gradually in the blood stream.
To learn more about enteric coated aspirin, visit our What’s the Difference Between Enteric-Coated and Plain Aspirin? article.
Cartia is a low dose aspirin (100mg) that helps prevent blood clotting and reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with known cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease. The use of low dose aspirin may be only one component of your medical practitioner’s management plan to prevent you having a further heart attack or stroke. You should discuss this plan with your medical practitioner. Do not substitute other medicines containing aspirin, for this medicine, without first consulting your pharmacist or medical practitioner.
Yes. You should only take Cartia, a low dose aspirin for heart health, after seeking advice from a doctor or healthcare professional. Always use low dose aspirin under medical supervision to ensure it is appropriate for your individual circumstances.
Yes, Cartia low dose aspirin is made in Dandenong Victoria, Australia.
