Below is a list of drugs that may promote excessive bleeding during surgery and must be avoided for at least one week prior to surgery.
Your physician should be aware of any over-the-counter or prescription medication you are taking, including those not listed, as well as any herbal or dietary supplements. Do not discontinue the use of any prescription medication with out permission from your physician.
Since many patients are allergic or sensitive to aspirin or related compounds, be aware that these prescriptions and over the counter products contain such agents (not a complete listing).
4-Way Cold Tablets
Ascriptin
Ascriptin with Codeine
Advil
Aleve
Alka-Seltzer
Anacin
Anaprox
Arthopan Liquid
ASA and Codeine
Asprin
Ascriptin
Aspergum
Bayer
BC Tablets and powder
Bromo-Seltzer
Bufferin
Bufferin with Codeine #3
Cama Arthritis Pain Reliever
Clinoril
Congesprin Chewable Tablets
Cope Tablets
Coricidin "D" Congestant Tablets
Coricidin
Coumadin
Darvon with ASA
Darvon Compound
Disalcid
Doan's Pills
Dolobid
Dristan
Duragesic
Easprin
ECOTRIN
Empirin
Emperin with Codeine
Equagesic
Excedrin
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Fenoprofen
Florinal Tablets
Florinal with Codeine
Ibuprofen
Indocin
Indomethasin
Lodine
Micrainin
Midol
Motrin
Nalfon
Naprosyn (Naproxen)
Norgesic and Norgesic Forte
Nuprin
Nyquil
Nytol
Orudis
Oxycodone
Pamprin
Percodan
Persantine
Phenaphene
Propoxyphene
Robaxisal
Synalgos - DC Capsules
Talwin
Trilisate
Zorpin
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