








	Comments

Drugs that may Increase Bleeding

Aspirin & Aspirin Containing Compounds

Prescription:

Darvon
Fiorinal
Empirin
Percodan
Robaxisal
Synalgos DC

Non-Prescription:

Alka-Seltzer
Anacin
Ascriptin
Bufferin
Empirin
Excedrin
Midol
Vanquish

Appetite Supressants

Prescription:

Plegine
Tenuate
Ionamine
Pheutermine
Fastin
Boutril

Non-Prescription:

Accutrim
Phenylprop-anolamine
Xenedrine
Hydroxycut

Vitamins & Herbal Supplements
Please discontinue the use of all nutritional supplements, especially containing any of these ingredients:

Bilberry
Cayenne
Dong Quai
Echinacea
Ephedrine
Feverfew
Fish Oil Caps
Garlic
Ginger
Gingko biloba
Ginseng
Hawthorne
Kava Kava
Licorice Root
Ma Huang (ephedra)
Melatonin
Red Clover
St. John's Wort
Valerian
Vitamin E
Yohimbe


	Anti-Coagulants Coumandin Heparin Warfarin


	Antibiotics Accutane **


	Cold-Allergy Medication Actifed Alka Seltzer Contact Coricidin Dimetane Dimetapp Dristan Sine-Aide Sinutab Stendin Triaminicin

Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents

Prescription:

Anaprox
Butazolidin
Butazolidin
Celebrex
Indocin
Naproxyn
Tolectin
Tolectin DS
Ultram
Vioxx

Non-Prescription:

Advil
Aleve
Anaprox
Ibuprofen
Ketoprofin
Nuprin

Please Note:

THIS LIST MAY NOT INCLUDE ALL DRUGS WHICH CAN CAUSE INCREASED BLEEDING. IF YOU ARE TAKING ANY MEDICATION NOT LISTED ABOVE, PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR PHARMACIST OR DOCTOR REGARDING THEM.

THESE MEDICATIONS SHOULD BE STOPPED AT LEAST 10 DAYS BEFORE SURGERY AND NOT RE-STARTED UNTIL TWO WEEKS AFTER SURGERY. IF IT IS A PRESCRIPTION, CHECK WITH THE DOCTOR WHO PRESCRIBED THE DRUG REGARDING ITS DISCONTINUANCE.