MEDICATION INSTRUCTIONS for SURGERY
The following medications may increase bleeding during or after surgery. Others may react with anesthesia. Please stop them as directed.
STOP ALL ANTICOAGULANTS and BLOOD THINNERS at least 5 day full days BEFORE SURGERY –Please ask Dr. Young if you are not sure or have any questions
DIABETICS
– Check with your Doctor about your diabetic medication schedule
Other medications containing ASPIRIN or NON STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS (NSAIDS) that are not listed below are to be STOPPED as well. These are only EXAMPLES and NOT a complete list of medications to avoid. If you have any questions about your medications and supplements, ask your Doctor.
ASPIRIN CONTAINING MEDICATIONS:
STOP 2 weeks before Surgery
Check with your Doctor
Alka Seltzer Products
Anacin Products
Arthritis pain pproducts
Arthritis Strength Bufferin
Ascodeen
Ascriptin products
Aspergum
Aspirin (all strengths)
Bayer products
B/C powder products
Bufferin
Darvon products
Dristan products
Duragesic
Ecotrin
Equagesic
Excedrin products
Fiornal
Goody’s Headache products
Lortab ASA
Medigesic products
Midol products
Norgesic products
PAC
Paragesic
Percodan
Pyeroxate
Robaxisal
Synalgos
St. Joseph’s products
Sine-Off with ASA
Tranquil Caps
Trideinicin
Ursinus products
Vanquish
Tylenol and Antibiotics are OK
OTHER MEDICATIONS:
STOP 5 to 7 days before Surgery
Check with your Doctor
Advil products
Aggrenox
Agrylin
Aleve
Anaprox products
Ansaid products
Arthritis Formula Ibuprofen
Bayer Select products
Bextra
Celebrex
Clinoril
COUMADIN
Dolobid
Exanta
Feldene
Fragmin
Ginkgo Biloba
Glucophage
HEPARIN products
Ibuprofen products
Indocin products
Innohep
Lodine products
Lovenox
Motrin products
Naprosyn products
Nyquil products
Orudis
Oruvail
PLAVIX
Ponstel
Relafen products
Ticlid products
Tolectin
Toradol products
Ultram
Vioxx
Voltaren products
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