Blood Thinners

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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