MEDICATION AND PRODUCTS TO BE AVOIDED PRIOR TO SURGERY
Aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-flammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as Motrin, are very strong anti-coagulants which can cause bleeding problems in normal individuals.
In addition to these Aspirin-like medications, Vitamin E and many herbal supplements (such as Garlic, Ginkgo, Ginseng, Flaxseed, Ginger, Feverfew, Bilberry, Chamomile, Selenium) can cause bleeding or adverse physiologic effects during surgery. If you are on a blood thinner or antiplatelet medication such as Coumadin (warfarin), Plavix (clopidogrel) or Pletal (cilostazol) you must inform the performing surgeon. Patients anticipating surgery must stop all sources of Aspirin, Aspirin-like products, Vitamin E, and all Herbal Supplements for 10 days prior to surgery and 5 days after surgery. Here are only a few of many Aspirin-like or Herbal supplement products to be avoided prior to surgery. Ketorolac Aggrenox Lanorinal Piroxicam Diclofenac Lioresal Alka-Seltzers Diflunisal Di-agesic Robaxisal Dipridacot Anadynos Dupyridamole Disalcid Measurin Meclotenamate Meclomen Arthropan Dong Quai Root Mefenamic Arthrotec Meloxicam Salicylamide Arthritis Pain Formula Mendomen Durgesic Salsalate Ascriptin Methcarbamol with aspirin Selenium Asocdeen-30 Micrainin Sine-Aid Aspergum Echinacea Sine-Off Sinus Emprazil Mobigesic Empirin with Codeine Momentum Backache Formula Stanback Bayer Products Encaprin Monacet with Codeine B.C. tablets & powder Ephedra (Ma-Huang) St. John’s Wart Equagesic Nabumetone St.Joseph Products Bilberry Etodolac Sulindac Bufferin Products Naprelan Buffets II Excedrin Naprosyn Synalgos-DC Buffinol Naproxen Buf-tabs Fenoprofen Neocylate Butalbital Feverfew Norgesic Ticlopidine Butazolidin Fiorinal Novnaproxen Tolectin Cama Products Novodipiradrol Tolmetin Carisoprodol Flaxseed Cataflam Flurbiprofen Triaminicin Celebrex Four Way Cold Tabs Trigesic Celecoxib Gaysal-S Trilisate Chamomille Garlic (Allium Sativum) Oxaprozin Valdecoxib Cheracol Valerian Cilostazol Gemnisin Pabalate-SF Vanquish Clinoril Pabrin Buffered tabs Vitamin E Clopidogrel Ginkgo (Biloba) Congesprin Chewable Panalgesic Voltaren Goody’s Warfarin (3-4 days) Pepto Bismol Willow Bark Coricidin Ibuprofen Percodan Persantine Coumadin (3-4 days) Indomethacin Persistin Damason P Ketoprofen If you must take something for headache, menstrual cramps, arthritis, or other aches and pains you may take Tylenol (acetaminophen).
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