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Restricted Medications List

For at least fourteen (14) days prior to any surgery (one month is ideal) DO NOT take aspirin or any medication containing aspirin. Tylenol is permissible.

The following medications contain aspirin or act like aspirin to inhibit the clotting of the blood.

Advil
Aleve
Alka Seltzer
Alka Seltzer Plus
Anacin
Anacin Maximum Strength
Anexsia with codeine
Anodynos DHC
APC
Arthritis Pain formula
Arthritis strength Bufferin
ASA with codeine #2, #3, #4
ASA compounds capsules
ASA enseals
Ascriptin
Ascriptin A/D
Aspergum
Asphal G
B-A
Bayer
Bayer decongestant
Bayer timed release
BC tablets
Bufferin
Buff-A compound #3
CAMA
Capron capsules
COPE
Cogespirin
Coricidin D
Damason P-Darvon with ASA
Darvon N with ASA
Darvon compound
Darvon compound 65
Dolcin

Dolene compound 65
Dolor
Duradyne
Duragesic
Ecotrin
Empirin with codeine #2, #3, #4
Empirin compound
Equagesic
Equagesic M
Excedrin
Excedrin PM
Fizri powder
Fiorinal
Fiorinal with codeine #2, #3, #4
4-way cold tablets
Gemnisyn
Ibuprofen
Leech Extract
Measurin
Meprogesic
Midol
Momentum
Motrin
Nilain
Norgesic and Norgesic Forte
Novhistine with APC
Pabirin
PAC
Panodynes analgesic
Percodan
Percodan demi
Persistin
Quiet world tablets
Relafen
Robaxisal
Sal Fayne Capsules
Stanback tablets

Stanco
St. Joseph Aspirin
Super Anahist
Synalogos DC
Synalogos
Talwin compound
Traminicin
Trigesic
Vanquish
Viromed
Zactirin
Zactirin compound

No weight loss medications for at least one month prior to surgery.
No Chinese herbs or ginseng, etc.
No Vitamin E.

No:

Aloe Vera caps
Bilberry
Cayenne
Echinacea
5 PC-SPEC
Garlic
Ginger
Gingko Biloba
Licorice root
St. John's Wort
Yohimbe

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