You have been scheduled for surgery that could involve some bleeding. There are numerous medications, both prescription drugs and over the counter, which interfere with your blood’s ability to clot. If you are taking any medication, please check with your physician to see which medications might cause bleeding problems and discontinue these 7-10 days prior to surgery. If you have any
questions, please call your physician.
Listed below are some commonly used medications. These medications are either aspirin containing products or arthritis medications. Taking these medications within 7-10 days or your scheduled surgical procedure could lead to postponement or cancellation of your surgery.
ACTABS
ADVIL
ALEVE
ALKA SELTZER TABLETS
ALKA SELTZER PLUS COLD MEDICINE
ALUPRIN
ANACIN TABLETS
ANAPROX
ARTHRALGEN
ARTHRITIS PAIN FORMULA
AXOTAL TABLETS
ARTHROPAN LIQUID MEDICINE
A.S.A. ENSEALS
ASCRIPTIN TABLETS
ASPERGUM
B.A.C. TABLETS/CAPSULES
BAYER ASPIRIN TABLETS
BAYER ASPIRIN
BAYER COLD TABLETS
BAYER TIME RELEASE
BUFFERIN TABLETS
BUFFERIN ARTHRITIS MED.
BUFFERIN W/COEDINE
BUTAZOLODIN
CAMA ARTTHRITIS PAIN
CELEBREX
CODASA
COGESIC
COMEBACK
CONGESPRIN
COPE
CORICIDIN
COSPRIN
DARVON COMPOUND
DASIN CAPSULES
DRISTIN
DURADYNE TABLETS
DURAGESIC
DURAMED
EASPRIN
ECOTRIN
EMPRIN
EMPIRIN W/COEDINE
EQUAGESIC TABLETS
ENCAPRIN
EQUAGESIC
EXCEDRIN
EXTRA STRENGTH ANACIN
FELDENE
FENOPROFEN
FIORINAL
FIORINAL W/COEDINE
FORMAGISIC
FOUR WAY COLD TABLETS
GOODY’S HEAD POWDER
IBUPROFEN
INDOCIN
INDOMETHACIN
LIQUIPRIN
MAGAN TABLETS
MAGSAL TABLETS
MEXIMUM BAYER ASPIRIN
MEASURIN CAPLETS
METHOCARBAMOL W/ ASPN
MICRAININ TABLETS
MIDOL
MOBIC
MOBIDIN TABLETS
MOMENTUM MUSCULAR
MOTRIN
NALFON
NAPROSYN
NORGESIC
NORGESIC FORTE TABLETS
NUPRIN
NYQUIL
NYTOL
OS-CA-GESIC TABLETS
OXYCODONE
OXYPHENBUTAZONE
PABALATE
PABALATE-SF TABLETS
PAMPRIN
PEPTO-BISMO TABLETS/LIQUID
PERCODAN
PERCODAN-DEMI TABLETS
PERSISTEN
PHENAPHEN
PHENYLBUTAZONE
PLAVIX
P.M.S.
PROPOXYPHENE
QUITE WORLD
RESOLVE
ROBAXISAL
RUFEN
ST. JOSEPH ASPIRIN
ST. JOSEPH COLD MEDICATION
SINE-AID
SINE-OFF
SODIUM SALICYLATE
SOMINEX
STANBACK
SUPACK TABLETS
SURE SLEEP
SYNALOGOS CAPSULES
TALWIN COMPOUND
TANDEARIL
TRIAMINICIN TABLETS
TRIGESIC
TRILISATE TABLETS AND LIQUID
VANQUISH
ZORPRIN TABLETS
VOLTARIN
VIOXX
VITIMIN E
PERSANTINE(*)
COUMADIN (*)
HEPRIN (*)
(*) PLEASE CONSULT THE PHYSICIAN WHO PRESCRIBED THIS DRUG BEFORE DISCONTINUATION.
CUTTING OUT HERBS
NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT PATIENT FACING SURGERY STOP TAKING HERBAL
SUPPLEMENTS DAYS, OR SOMETIMES, WEEKS, BEFORE AN OPERATION.
