See anti-inflammatories. Few houses are without aspirin in their medicine cabinet. This medication, which is the oldest of all synthetically produced medications, can be used in the home for simple headaches, aches and pains, muscle, tendon and ligamentous injuries, etc. Baby aspirin is often prescribed to be taken once-a-day to help prevent stroke and heart attack. Aspirin is one of the medications that must be stopped for about five days prior to any orthopedic spinal injection for seizure.