Which Medications to Avoid Before Your Procedure

Medically reviewed by: Gary H. Hoffman, MD

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Medications To Avoid Prior To Your Procedure:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Herbal/Alternative

(This list is not a substitute for a discussion with your physician. Please be absolutely sure that your physician is aware of all medications that you are taking, even those medications not on this list.)

A

  • Advil Tablets/Suspension
  • Aggrastat
  • Aggrenox (Consult your physician before discontinuing this medication.)
  • Agrylin
  • Aleve
  • Alka Seltzer Effervescent Tablets
  • Anaprox
  • Ansaid
  • Anadynos
  • Argesic Tablets
  • Arthralgen Tablets
  • Arthritis Pain Formula Tabs
  • Arthritis Strength Bufferin Tablets
  • Arthropan Liquid
  • Arthrotec
  • Aspirin
  • Ascriptin with Codeine Tabs
  • Ascriptin Tablets
  • Ascriptin Extra-Strength Tablets
  • Asperbuf Tablets
  • Aspergum
  • Axotal Tablets
  • Asdone

B

  • Bayer Aspirin Tablets
  • Bayer Aspirin Caplets
  • Bayer Children’s Aspirin
  • Bayer Children’s Cold Tabs
  • Bayer Timed-Release Aspirin Tablets
  • BC Powder
  • Bextra
  • Biochemical Tissue Salts
  • Buff-A-Comp Tabs
  • Buff-A-Comp Caps
  • Buff-A-Comp #3 Tablets (with Codeine)
  • Buffaprin Tablets
  • Bufferin Tablets
  • Buffets II Tablets Buffinol Tablets
  • Butalbital Capsules
  • But-Tabs
  • Butazolidine

C

  • Cama Arthritis Pain
  • Cataflam
  • Carisoprodol & Aspirin Tabs
  • Celebrex
  • Clinoril
  • Co-Advil
  • Congesprin Chewable Tabs
  • Clopidogrel Bisulfate (Consult your physician before discontinuing this medication.)
  • Cope Tablets
  • Cosprin Tablets
  • Coumadin (Consult your physician before discontinuing this medication.)
  • CP- 2 Tablets

D

  • Damason-P
  • Darvon with ASA Pulvules
  • Darvon Compound Pulvules
  • Darvon Compound-65
  • Darvon N with ASA
  • Dasin Capsules
  • Day-Pro
  • Dinol Tablets
  • Disalcid Capsules
  • Doan’s Pills
  • Dolobid
  • Duoprin Capsules
  • Duoprin-S Syrup
  • Duradyne Tablets
  • Durasal Tablets
  • Dynosal Tablets
  • Dipyridamole (Consult your physician before discontinuing this medication.)

E

  • Easprin
  • Ecotrin Tablets
  • Efficin Tablets
  • Emagrin Tablets
  • Empirin Tablets
  • Empirin with Codeine Tablets
  • Endodan Tabs
  • Enoxaparin (Lovenox) (Ask your physician for instructions on using this)
  • Equagesic Tablets
  • Excedrin Tabs or Caps

F

  • Feldene
  • Fenprofen
  • Fiogesic
  • Fiorinal Tablets
  • Fiorinal with Codeine
  • Fiortal Capsules
  • Fiortal with Codeine
  • Florlan Injection
  • Four-Way Cold Tablets

G

  • Gaysal –S Tablets
  • Gelprin Tablets
  • Gelprin- M Tabs
  • Goody’s Powder

H

I

  • Ibuprofen
  • Indomethacin
  • Indocin
  • Indo-Lemmon Capules

J

  • Ketaprofen

L

  • Lanorinal Tablets
  • Lodine
  • Lovenox (Enoxaparin) (Ask your physician for instructions on using this)
  • Lortab ASA

M

  • Magsal Tablets
  • Marnal Capsules
  • Maximum Bayer Aspirin
  • Measurin Tablets
  • Meclomen
  • Mectofenamate
  • Medipren
  • Mefenamic
  • Methocarbamol with Aspirin Tablets
  • Mecrainin Tablets
  • Midol Caplets
  • Mobidin Tablets
  • Mobigesic Tablets
  • Momentum Muscular Backache Formula Tabs
  • Mono-gesic Tablets
  • Motrin

N

  • Nalfon

O

  • Orgaran Injection
  • Orudis
  • Os-Cal Gesic Tablets
  • Oxycodone with Aspirin Tabs

P

  • Pabalate
  • Pabalate-SF Tablets
  • Pedia Care Fever Liquid
  • Pepto-Bismol Tablets
  • Pepto-Bismol Suspension
  • Percodan Tablets
  • Percodan-D Tablet
  • Persantine
  • Persistin Tablets
  • Plavix (Consult your physician before discontinuing this medication.
  • Ponstel
  • Pradaxa (Consult your physician before discontinuing this medication)
  • Propoxyphene Compound
  • Proxicam

R

  • Relafen
  • ReoPro
  • Robaxisal Tablets
  • Roxiprin Tablets
  • Rufen

S

  • S-A-C Tablets
  • St. Joseph’s Aspirin for Children
  • St. Joseph’s Cold Tablets for Children
  • Saleto Tablets
  • Salflex
  • Salocol Tablets
  • Sine-Off Sinus Medicine Tablets- Asprin Formula
  • SK-65 Compound Capsules
  • Soma
  • Soma Compound
  • Stanback Tabs
  • Suprac
  • Synalgos Capsules
  • Synalgos-DC Capsules

T

  • Talwin Compound Tablets
  • Ticlid
  • Tolectin Tol metin
  • Trendar
  • Trental (Consult your physician before discontinuing this medication.)
  • Triaminicin Tablets
  • Trigesic
  • Trilisate Tabs
  • Trilisate Liquid

U

  • Uracel
  • Urisinus

V

  • Vanquish Tablets
  • Verin
  • Vioxx
  • Vitamin E
  • Volatrin

W

  • Warfarin (Consult your physician before discontinuing this medication.)

Y

  • YSP Aspirin Capsules

Z

  • Zileuton
  • Zorprin

Herbal/ Alternative

  • Garlic
  • Ginko-Biloba Ginseng
  • Willow bark

(This list is not a substitute for a discussion with your physician. Please be absolutely sure that your physician is aware of all medications that you are taking, even those medications not on this list.)

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