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Newton Centre, MA 02459

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Medication Guidelines

You will receive specific instructions for medications during your pre-operative visit.
You will be asked to stop taking aspirin and other anti-inflammatory medications before surgery. Your medication instructions will be included in your after-visit summary (AVS) given to you at the end of your pre-test visit.
A list of medications and substances to stop before surgery is provided here. Our anesthesiology staff will review this with you. Some things to keep in mind:

  • Do not take vitamin E or any herbal supplements for one week before surgery.
  • If aspirin is prescribed for your heart or problems with your blood vessels, please check with your primary care doctor or cardiologist before stopping this.
  • You may take acetaminophen (Tylenol).
  • You may not be aware of the many medicines that contain aspirin. Most medicines that help to relieve the symptoms of cold or sinus congestion contain aspirin. Look at the ingredients on the label.
  • Notify your surgeon if you are on warfarin (Coumadin) or another blood-thinning medication.

The following is a partial list of other over-the-counter products that contain aspirin or aspirin-like medicine. These may affect bleeding during and after surgery. If you take any of these medicines, check with your surgeon or anesthesiologist about temporarily stopping them.

 

  • Advil
  • Alka-Seltzer
  • Aluprin
  • Anacin
  • A.P.C. (P.A.C.)
  • Arthritis-Strength Bufferin
  • A.S.A and Codeine Compound (Capsules No. 2 and No. 4)
  • Ascriptin
  • Aspergum
  • Aspirin
  • Bayer Aspirin
  • Bufferin
  • Cephalgesic
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  • Dristan
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  • Robaxisol
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  • Talwin
  • Tolectin
  • Triaminicin
  • Trigesic
  • Vanquish
  • Zactrin Zoma

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