Blood Thinners

The following drugs contain aspirin or other products which can cause increased bleeding during surgery and surgical procedures. In most cases they should not be taken for 2 weeks prior to and 1 week after surgery.
If pain relief is needed talk to your doctor about taking something for relief of minor pain, such as acetaminophen, which is found in Tylenol, Datril, Anacin-3, and Panadol. It is not a blood thinner.

A.P.C. or A.P.C. with Codeine
ABC Compound
Advil
Aggrenox
Alka-Seltzer Effervescent Pain Reliever and Antacid
Alka-Seltzer plus Cold Medicine
Anacin Analgesic Tablets or Capsules
Anacin Extra Strength Analgesic Tablets or Capsules
Anaprox
Anexsia-D
Anodynos
Ansaid
Anturane
APF Arthritis Pain Formula
Argesic
Arthritis Bayer Timed Release Aspirin
Arthritis Pain Formula Anacin
Arthritis Pain Formula Anacin Analgesic (Safety Coated) Arthralgen
Arthritis Strength Bufferin
Arthropan Liquid
ASA Tablets/ Enseals
Ascriptin
Ascriptin A/D
Ascriptin Extra Strength
Ascriptin with Codeine
Asperbuf
Aspergum
Aspirin plain, buffered or enteric coated
Aspirin Suppositories
Aspirin with Codeine
Atromid-S
Auranofin Capsules
Axotal
Azathioprine
Azolid

Bayer Aspirin plain, buffered or children's or timed BC Tablets or powders
Buff-a-Comp
Buff-a-Comp with Codeine
Buffaprin
Bufferin Arthritis Strength
Bufferin plain or Extra Strength
Bufferin with Codeine
Buffets II
Buffinol plain or Extra Strength
Buf-Tabs
Buf-tabs
Butalbital Compound
Butazolidin

Carbenicillin
Carna Arthritis Reliever
Carprofen
Chloramphenicol
Chloromycetin
Cimetidine
Clinoril
Clofibrate
Codeine Phosphate Capsules No. 3
Congesprin
Cope
Coricidin or Coricidin-D
Cosprin
Coumadin
CP-2 Tablets
Cuprimine Capsules

Dalteparin
Darvon Compound
Dasin Capsules
Depen Capsules
Dewitt's Pills
Dia-Gesic
Diclofenac
Dicumarol
Diflunasal
Dihydrocodeine
Dipyridamole
Dipirydamole
Disalcid
Doan's
Dolene
Dolobid
Doloprin or Doloprin with Codeine
Duoprin
Duradyne
Durasal

Easprin
Ecotrin Regular or Extra Strength
Efficin
Elmiron
Emagrin
Empirin or Empirin with Codeine
Emprazil
Encaprin
Enoxaparin
Equegesic
Excedrin plain, buffered or Extra Strength
Feldene
Feldene Capsules
FenoprofenFenoprofen
Fiogesic
Fiorinal or Fiorinal with Codeine
Flurbiprofen
Four-Way Cold Tablets
Fragmin

Gemnisyn
Geopen
Gold Salt's
Goody's

Haltran
Heparin
Hyco-pap
Hydroxy chloroquine

Ibuprofen
Imuran
Indocin
Indomethacin

Ketoprofen
Korigesic

Lanoril
Lovenox

Magan
Magnesium Salicylate
Magsal
Marnal
Measurin
Meclofenamic
Meclomen
Medipren
Mefanamic
Mepro Compound
Methocarbomol with Aspirin
Micrainin
Midol
Mobidin
Mobigesic
Momentum
Mono-gesic
Motrin or Motrin IB
Myochrisine

Nalfon
Naprosyn
Naproxen
Neocylate
Norgesic
Normiflo
Nuprin

Orgaran
Orudis
Os-Cal-Gesic
Oxalid
Oxphenbutazone
Oxycodone with Aspirin
Oxycodone with Aspirin

Pabalate or Pabalate -SF
Panagesic
Panwarfarin
Penicillamine
Penicillin
Pepto-Bismol
Percodan
Persantine
Persistin
Phenylbutazone
Piroxicam
Plaquenil
Plavix
Ponstel
Propoxyphen

Ridaura
Rimadil
Robaxisal
Rufen

S-A-C Tablets
Salflex
Salicylate
Salocol
Salsalate
Sine-off
Sodium Salicylate
Soma
Stanback
Sulfinpyrazone
Sulindac
Supac
Suprofen
Suprol
Synalgos

Tagamet
Talwin
Tandearil
Ticlid
Tolectin
Trendar
Triaminicin
Trigesic
Trilisate

Uracel
Ursinus

Vanquish
Verin
Vitamin E
Voltaren

Warfarin Sodium

Zorprin

If you use any of the above products be sure to consult the physician who ordered them before you discontinue use. Some of these medications, such as Coumadin (Warfarin), are ordered to prevent or treat serious conditions such as "pulmonary embolisms", "deep venous thrombosis", and other heart problems.

The amount of time you may need to be off of a medication may vary with the medication and the reason for which you were taking it. If you are taking any of these medications, please make sure you notify your health care provider before you undergo any surgical procedures.

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