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MEDICATIONS TO STOP PRIOR TO SURGERY

ALERT: HERBAL MEDICATIONS
Stop all herbal supplements one week prior to surgery
Echinacea Feverfew Garlic Ginco Biloba
Ginseng Siberian Ginseng Kava Ma Huang
Saw Pilmetto Valerian St. John's Wart NO - Vitamin E

Stop using these medications one week prior to surgery
Naprosyn Indocin Relafen Voltaren
Daypro Anasaid Oruvail Anaprox
Cataflam Feldene Toradol Lodine

Stop using products containing Aspirin, Aspirin-like compounds (Salicylates and/or Salicylamides)
Darvon Compound 65 Percodan Tablets
Fiorinal Bufferin, Extra Strength Tablets
Soma Compound Tablets Dasin Tablets
Vicoprofen Duradyne Tablets
Arthropan Liquid Goody's Headache Powders, Tablets
Pepto-Bismol Tabs or Liquid St. Joseph's Adult Chewable Aspirin
Alka-Seltzer Antacid/Pain Reliever Effervescent Tablets/Alka Seltzer Plus Cold
Anacin Caplets/Tablets Arthritis Pain Formulas
BC Powder/BC Cold Power Buffaprin Caplets/Tablets
Doans Pills Aspergum
Ascriptin A/D Caplets or A/D Caplets Midol Caplets
Ecotrin Caplets Empirin Tablets
Mobigesic Analegesic Tablets Norwich Tablets
P-A-C Analegesic Tablets Sine-Off Tablets, Aspirin Formula
Therapy Bayer Caplets Trigesic
Vanquish Analgesic Caplets Ursinus Inlay Tabs
Advil Caplets/Tablets Advil Cold/Sinus Caplets
Bayer Select Ibuprofen Pain Relief Dristan Sinus Caplets
Nuprin Ibuprofen Caplets/Tablets Sine-Aid
Aleve Caplets/Tablets No medications containing Naproxen Sodium

This list is not complete. Other products may also contain Aspirin, Salicylates and/or Salicylamides.

Please check with your Pharmacist if you have any questions.

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