Medications to Avoid Before and After Surgery

MEDICATIONS TO AVOID BEFORE AND AFTER SURGERY

If you are taking any medications on this list, they should be discontinued 21 days prior to surgery

and only Tylenol or extra-strength Tylenol should be taken for pain. All other medications that you are

currently taking must be specifically cleared by your surgeon prior to surgery. It is absolutely necessary

that all of your current medications be specifically cleared by Dr. Wardle and his nursing staff.

Aspirin Medications to Avoid

4-Way Cold Tabs5-Aminosalicylic AcidAcetilsalicylic Acid

Acuprin 81Adprin-B productsAlka-Seltzer products

AmigesicAnacin productsAnexsia w/Codine

Argesic-SAArthra-GArthriten products

Arthritis FoundationArthritis Pain FormulaArthritis StrengthBC

ProductsPowder

ArthropanASAAsacol

Ascriptin productsAspergumAsprimox products

AxotalAzdoneAzulfidine products

B-A-CBackache MaximumBayer products

Strength Relief

BC PowderBismatrol productsBuffered Aspirin

Bufferin productsBuffetts IIBuffex

Butal/ASA/CaffButalbital CompoundCama Arthritis Pain Reliever

Carisoprodol CompoundCelebrexCholine Magnesium

CheracolTrisalicylate

Choline SalicylateCopeCoricidin

Cortisone MedicationsDamason-PDarvon Compound-65

Darvon/ASADipentumDisalcid

Doan’s productsDolobidDristan

DuragesicEasprinEcotrin products

Empirin productsEndodanEquagesic

Excedrin productsFiorgen PFFiorinal products

FiortalGelpirinGenprin

GensanGoody’s Extra StrengthHalfprin products

Headache Powders

Isollyl ImprovedKaodeneLanorinal

Lortab ASAMaganMagnaprin products

Magnesium SalicylateMagsalMAO inhibitors

MarnalMarplan, E.Marthritic Meprobamate Mesalamine Methocarbamol Micrainin Mobidin Mobigesic Momentum Mono-Gesic Nardil Night-Time Effervescent cold Norgesic Products Norwich products

OlsalazineOrphengesic productsOxycodone

P-A-CPabalate productsPain Reliever Tabs

PanasalPentasaPepto-Bismol

Percodan productsPhenaphen/Codeine #3Pink Bismuth

Propoxyphene CompoundRobaxisalRowasa

products

RoxeprinSaleto productsSalflex

Salicylate productsSalsalateSalsitab

Scot-Tussin Original 5-ActionSine-offSinutab

Sodium SalicylateSodol CompoundSoma Compound

St. Joseph AspirinSulfasalazineSupac

SupraxSynalgos-DCTalwin

TriminicinTricosalTrigesic

TrilisateTussanil DHTussirex products

Ursinus-InlavVanquishWesprin

Willow Bark productsYSP Aspirin CapsulesZorprin

Ibuprofen Medications to Avoid

ActronAcular (opthalmic)Advil products

AleveAnaprox productsAnsaid

Bayer SelectBextraCataflam

ClinorilDayproDiclofenac

Dimetapp SinusDristan SinusDuract

EtodolacFeldeneFenoprofen

FlurbiprofenGenprilHaltran

IBUIbuprinIbuprofen

IbuprohmIndochron E-RIndocin products

Indomethacin productsKetoprofenKetorolac

LodineMeclofenamateMeclomen

Mefenamic AcidMenadolMidol products

Motrin productsNabumetoneNalfon products

NaprelanNaprosyn productsNaprox X

NaproxenNuprinOcufen (opthalmic)

Orudis productsOruvailOxaprozin

PiroxicamPonstelProfenal

RelafenRhinocapsSine-Aid products

SulindacSuprofenTolectin products

TolmetinToradolVoltaren

Other Medications to Avoid

4-Way w/CodeineA-A CompoundA.C.A.

AccutrimActifedAnexsia

AnisindioneAnturaneArthritis Bufferin

BC TabletsChildrens AdvilClinoril C

ContacCoumadinDalteparin injection

DicumerolDipyridamoleDoxycycline

EmagrinEnoxaparin injectionExcessive doses of Vit C

FlagylFragmin injectionFuradantin

HeparinHydrocortisoneIsollyl

Lovenox injectionMacrodantinMelatonin

MellarilMiradonNiacin

OpasalPan-PACPC-SPES (used for Pros-

tate Cancer Treatment)

PentoxyfyllinePersantinePhenylopropanolamine

PrednisoneProtaminePyrroxate

Ru-TussSalatinSinex

SofarinSolticeSparine

StelazineSulfinpyrazoneTenuate

Tenuate DospanThorazineTiclid

TiclopidineTrentalUrsinus

VirbamycinVitamin AVitamin B6

Vitamin EWarfarin

Tricyclic Antidepressants Medications to Avoid

AdapinAmitriptylineAmoxapine

AnafranilAsendinAventyl

ClomipramineDesipramineDoxepin

ElavilEndepEtrafon products

ImipramineJanimineLimbitrol products

LudiomilMaprotilineNardil

NorpraminNortiptylinePamelor

ParnatePertofraneProtriptyline

SinequanSurmontilTofranil

TriavilTrimipramineVivactil

Foods and Herbal Medications to Avoid

Acetyl – CarnitineAlfalfaAll foods containing MSG

AloeAlpha lipoic acidAnheuser-Busch’s 180

Arizona Memory Herbal(contains Guarana)Tonic (contains Ginko Biloba)

Artichoke

BilberryBlack CohoshCapsicum

Cayenne PepperCeleryCelestial Seasons Tension

Tamer(contains Kava)

ChamomileChaparralChinese Herbs

CinnamonCoca Cola’s KMX (contains Guarana)Comfrey

Creatine

DandelionEchinaceaEphedra Fenugreek Feverfew Fish Oil Fresh Samantha (contains

St. John’s Wort)

Fresh Samantha Super JuiceGarlicGinger

(contains Euchinacea)

Gingko BilobaGinsengGlucoseamine – chondroitin

Glutamine Goldenseal

GuaranaHawthornHops

HorseradishKava Kava

L-carnosineL-tryptophan

LicoriceLobelia Ma Huang (Ephedra) as

found in Metabolife

products

MarijuanaMetabolife productsMilk Tuistle

No Chinese/Japanese FoodMultivitamins Omega-3

(for one week pre/post op)

Oh Happy Day VitaminPapayaPassionflower

Water (St. John’s Wort)

PlantainRed Bull (contains Guarana)Red Clover

Resveratrol

Shitake MushroomsSkull Cap

Snapple Fire (contains Ginseng)Snapple Moon Green Tea

(contains Kava)

SoBe Adrenaline RushSoBe Green Tea (containsSoBe Karma (contains

(contains Guarana)Ginko Biloba)Kava)

SoBe Lizard BlizzardSoBe Love Bus BrewSoBe Wisdom

(contains Echinacea)(contains Ginseng)(contains Biloba)

St. John’s WortValerianXenadrin

Yohimbe (the natural Viagra)

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