The meaning of over in the" treat with aspirin over clexane"

In a medical text, it say:
... treat with aspirin over claxane.
I can't get the meaning of over.
Does it mean instead of?

I have following idiom dictionary:
NTC's American Idioms Dictionary by Richard A. Spears
But I couldn't see any entry for treat ... over

If I want to find it in Oxford Learner's Dic. or idiom Dic., where should I look for?

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Originally Posted by yabi

In a medical text, it say:
... treat with aspirin over claxane.
I can't get the meaning of over.
Does it mean instead of?

I have following idiom dictionary:
NTC's American Idioms Dictionary by Richard A. Spears
But I couldn't see any entry for treat ... over

If I want to find it in Oxford Learner's Dic. or idiom Dic., where should I look for?

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Clexane (enoxaparin) is a type of injected heparin, a blood thinner. Aspirin also thins blood. These drugs are used in combination in a few disorders. This must be an American term. I guess it means that the basic treatment is the Clexane injections once a day, with oral aspirin 'covering' it.

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Originally Posted by Raymott

Clexane (enoxaparin) is a type of injected heparin, a blood thinner. Aspirin also thins blood. These drugs are used in combination in a few disorders. This must be an American term. I guess it means that the basic treatment is the Clexane injections once a day, with oral aspirin 'covering' it.

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I was moved with your medicine knowledge. Clexane is trade name but you know it. Is it because of your knowledge or it is a common word in where you live?

Anyway here does the "over" means after and it complies using them together.

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Originally Posted by yabi

I was moved with your medicine knowledge. Clexane is trade name but you know it. Is it because of your knowledge or it is a common word in where you live?

Anyway here does the "over" means after and it complies using them together.

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I used to be a doctor. As I said, I'm not familiar with that use of "over", so any further speculation would be guessing.

I'm never opposed to a guess or two ;-) If the book is an American book, the phrase might possibly mean "Choose aspirin over Clexane in treating this ailment."

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Originally Posted by probus

I'm never opposed to a guess or two ;-) If the book is an American book, the phrase might possibly mean "Choose aspirin over Clexane in treating this ailment."

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Yes, the context would certainly help. If the sentence was "If the patient is allergic to Clexane, treat with aspirin over Clexane" then I'm obviously wrong.