MEDICINES TO AVOID BEFORE SURGERY

Some medicines and products contain aspirin, salicylates or other components that can cause excessive bleeding if ONE TABLET is taken within 2 weeks before surgery or 5 days after surgery. If possible, please avoid using any of these medicines unless you are instructed to continue using them by your doctor. If you have any questions, or if you are taking any prescription medication on this list, please discuss this with your doctor. If you are taking COUMADIN, it is very important to discuss this with your doctor before surgery.

PRESCRIPTION AND NON-PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES TO AVOID INCLUDING

HERBAL MEDICATIONS	Over The Counter COLD MEDICATIONS	ADVIL	ALEVE
ALKA SELZTER	ANACIN	ANAPROX	ANSAID
ARTHRALGEN	ASCRIPTIN	ASPERCREME	ASPERGUM
ASPIRIN	BANALG	BAYER	BC POWDER
BEN GAY	BUFFERIN	CELEBREX	CLINORIL
CORICIDIN	COUMADIN	COUNTERPAIN RUB	DARVON
DAYPRO	DISALCID	DOAN'S PILLS & RUB	DOLOBID
DRISTAN	DURAGESIC	ECHINACEA	ECOTRIN
EMPIRIN	EMUL-O-BALM	EQUAGESIC	EXCEDRIN
EXOCAINE	FELDENE	FENOPROFEN	FIORINAL
GARLIC	GENSAN	GINKO BILOBA	GINSENG
GOODY'S POWDER	HEET	HEPARIN	IBUPROFEN
ICY HOT RUB	INDOCIN	INDOMETHACIN	INFRA-RUB
KAVA	KETOPROFEN	LODINE	LORTAB ASA TABS
LOVENOX	MAGAN	MECLOMEN	MENTHOLATUM DEEP HEATING RUB
MEPROBAMATE	MEPROGESIC Q	MIDOL	MINIT-RUB
MOBIC	MOBIGESIC	MOMENTUM	MONO-GESIC
MOTRIN	NAMBUMETONE	NAPROSIN	NEURABALM
NORGESIC	NOVARTIS	NUPRIN	OMEGA ON OINTMENT
ORUDIS	ORUVAIL	OXAPROZIN	PABALATE
PANALGESIC	PEPTO BISMOL	PERCODAN	PERCOGESIC
PERSANTIN	PIROXICAM	PLAVIX	PREDNISONE
PRESALIN	RELAFEN	REXOLATE	RHINOCAPS
RID-A-PAIN	ROBAXISAL	ROFECIXIB	ROXIPRIN TABS
SALAGEN	SALATIN	SALFLEX	SALGESIC
SALSITAB	SINE-AID	SLOAN'S RUB	SOLTICE HI-THERM
SOMA COMPOUND	SPORT CRÈME	ST JOHN’S WART	STANBACK POWDER
SULINDAC	SYNALGOS	TALWIN	TENOL-PLUS
TOLECTIN	TOMETIN	TRENTAL	TRIAMINICIN
TRIGESIC	TRILISATE	URACEL	VALERIAN
VIOXX	VOLTAREN	VITAMIN E	ZOMAX