If you are taking any medications on this list, they should be discontinued 14 days prior to surgery and Tylenol should be taken for pain. All other medications that you are currently taking must be specifically cleared by Dr. Lopez prior to surgery. It is absolutely necessary that all of your current medications be specifically cleared by Dr. Lopez and his staff.
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Aspirin Medications to Avoid |
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| 4-Way Cold Tabs | 5-Aminosalicylic Acid |
Acetylsalicylic Acid |
| Aspirin by-products | Alka-Seltzer products | Amigesic |
| Anacin products | Anexsia w/Codine | Argesic-SA |
| Arthra-G | Arthriten products | Arthritis Foundation products |
| Arthritis Pain Formula | Arthritis Strength BC Powder | Arthropan |
| ASA | Asacol | Ascriptin products |
| Aspergum | Asprimox products | Axotal |
| Azdone | Azulfidine products | B-A-C |
| Backache Maximum Strength Relief | Bayer Products | BC Powder |
| Bismatrol products | Buffered Aspirin | Bufferin products |
| Buffetts 11 | Buffex | Butal/ASA/Caff |
| Butalbital Compound | Cama Arthritis Pain Reliever | Carisoprodol Compound |
| Cheracol | Choline Magnesium Trisalicylate | Choline Salicylate |
| Cope | Coricidin | Cortisone Medications |
| Damason-P | Darvon Compound-65 | Darvon/ASA |
| Dipentum | Disalcid | Doan’s products |
| Dolobid | Dristan | Duragesic |
| Easprin | Ecotrin products | Empirin products |
| Equagesic | Excedrin products | Fiorgen PF |
| Fiorinal products | Gelpirin | Genprin |
| Gensan | Goody’s Extra Strength Headache Powders |
Halfprin products |
| Isollyl Improved | Kaodene | Lanorinal |
| Lortab ASA | Magan | Magnaprin products |
| Magnesium Salicylate | Magsal | Marnal |
| Marthritic | Meprobamate | Mesalamine |
| Methocarbamol | Micrainin | Mobidin |
| Mobigesic | Momentum | Mono-Gesic |
| Night-Time Effervescent Cold | Norgesic products | Norwich products |
| Olsalazine | Orphengesic products | Oxycodone |
| Pabalate products | P-A-C | Pain Reliever Tabs |
| Panasal | Pentasa | Pepto-Bismol |
| Percodan products | Phenaphen/Codeine #3 | Pink Bismuth |
| Propoxyphene Compound products | Robaxisal | Rowasa |
| Roxeprin | Saleto products | Salflex |
| Salsalate Salsitab | Salsalate | Salsitab |
| Scot-Tussin Original 5-Action | Sine-off | Sinutab |
| Sodium Salicylate | Sodol Compound | Soma Compound |
| St. Joseph Aspirin | Sulfasalazine | Supac |
| Suprax | Synalgos-DC | Talwin |
| Triaminicin | Tricosal | Trilisate |
| Tussanil DH | Tussirex products | Ursinus-Inlay |
| Vanquish | Wesprin | Willow Bark products |
| Zorprin | ||
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Ibuprofen Medications to Avoid |
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| Actron | Acular (opthalmic) | Advil products |
| Aleve | Anaprox products | Ansaid |
| Cataflam | Clinoril | Daypro |
| Diclofenac | Dimetapp Sinus | Dristan Sinus |
| Etodolac | Feldene | Fenoprofen |
| Flurbiprofen | Genpril | Haltran |
| IBU | Ibuprin | Ibuprofen |
| Ibuprohm | Indochron E-R | Indocin products |
| Indomethacin products | Ketoprofen | Ketorolac |
| Lodine | Meclofenamate | Meclomen |
| Mefenamic Acid | Menadol | Midol products |
| Motrin products | Nabumetone | Nalfon products |
| Naprelan | Naprosyn products | Naprox X |
| Naproxen | Nuprin | Ocufen (opthalmic) |
| Orudis products | Oruvail | Oxaprozin |
| Piroxicam | Ponstel | Profenal |
| Relafen | Rhinocaps | Sine-Aid products |
| Sulindac | Suprofen | Tolectin products |
| Tolmetin | Toradol | Voltaren |
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Other Medications to Avoid |
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| 4-Way w/ Codeine | A.C.A. | A-A Compound |
| Accutrim | Actifed | Anexsia |
| Anisindione | Anturane | Arthritis Bufferin |
| BC Tablets | Childrens Advil | Clinoril C |
| Contac | Coumadin | Dalteparin injection |
| Dicumerol | Dipyridamole | Doxycycline |
| Emagrin | Enoxaparin injection | Flagyl |
| Fragmin injection | Furadantin | Garlic |
| Heparin | Heparin Hydrocortisone | Isollyl |
| Lovenox injection | Macrodantin Mellaril | Mellaril |
| Miradon | Opasal | Pan-PAC |
| Pentoxyfylline | Persantine | Phenylpropanolamine |
| Prednisone | Protamine | Pyrroxate |
| Ru-Tuss | Salatin | Sinex |
| Sofarin | Soltice | Sparine |
| Stelazine | Sulfinpyrazone | Tenuate |
| Tenuate Dospan | Thorazine | Ticlid |
| Ticlopidine | Trental | Ursinus |
| Vibramycin | Vitamin E | Warfarin |
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Tricyclic Antidepressants Medications to Avoid |
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| Adapin | Amitriptyline | Amoxapine |
| Anafranil | Asendin | Aventyl |
| Clomipramine | Desipramine | Doxepin |
| Elavil | Endep | Etrafon products |
| Imipramine | Janimine | Limbitrol products |
| Ludiomil | Maprotiline | Norpramin |
| Nortriptyline | Pamelor | Pertofrane |
| Protriptyline | Sinequan | Surmontil |
| Tofranil | Triavil | Trimipramine |
| Vivactil | ||
VITAMINS/HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS: The vitamins and herbal supplements can cause abnormal bleeding problems and can affect your cardiovascular system. Below is a list of herbal supplements/vitamins that may affect surgical outcome and safety. These vitamins/herbal supplements should be avoided for at least four weeks prior to surgery.
Dong Quai
Gingko Biloba
St. John’s Wort (all types)
Echinacea
Ginseng
Valerian
Ephedra
Glucosamine
Feverfew
Goldenseal
Vitamin E (more than 400 IU daily)
Fish Oils (Omega‐3 Fatty acids)
Kava
Garlic
Licorice
DIET PILLS: Patients having surgery must discontinue any diet pills for at least 2 weeks prior to surgery. This includes but is not limited to Phentermine, Reduze, Ephedra (any type), and both Prescription and Over‐the‐counter Non‐Prescription Diet Pills. Please let Dr. Lopez know if you have any questions about this policy, but the unknown risks of these substances (however small they may be) are simply not worth it when having an elective procedure.
NICOTINE PRODUCTS: Nicotine reduces the blood flow to the skin any may impair healing. Quitting smoking drastically improves the body’s response to surgery. In order to be scheduled for an elective procedure, Dr. Lopez requires cessation of all nicotine products listed below for six before surgery and six weeks after surgery.
Nicotine Gum
Cigarettes/Cigar
Patches
