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Herbal Cautions
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Medicines to Avoid
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Medications To Be Avoided Prior To Surgery
The following products can increase the risks of bleeding.
Prior to surgery, please avoid the use of these products, as directed
by your physician.
| | Prescription
Pain Relievers To Be Avoided | | | | Anaprox
APC
Artha-G
Asproject
Axotal
Azdone
D-A-C
Butabital Compound
Clinoril
Damason-P
Darvon
Compound
Pulvules
Darvon-N Compound 65
Pulvules
Darvon
with A.S.A.
Pulvules
Darvon-N.A.S.
Disalcid
Dolobid
Doloprin
#3
Easprin
Empirin with Codeine
Epromate Tabs
Equagesic
Equazine-M
Feldene
Fiorgen
PF
Fiorinal
Fiorinal with Codeine
Indocin
Isollyl Improved
| Lanorinal
Lortab
ASA TabsMagan
Meprobamate & Aspirin
Meprogesic Q Tabs
Micrainin
Mobidin
Monacet
with Codeine
Mono-Gesic
Naprosy
Norgesic
Panalgesic
Percodan-Tabs
Percogesic
Persistin
Rexolate
Robaxisal
Roxiprin
Tabs
Salflex
Salgesic
Salsitab
Sodium Thiosalicylate
Soma Cmpd
- Codeine
Ster-Darvon with ASA
Synalgos-DC
Talwin Compound
Tolectin
Trilisate
Liquid
Trilisate Tabs
Tusal
Zorprin |
| | Cold
And Allergy Medicines To Be Avoided | | | | Alka-Seltzer
Plus Cold Tabs
Coricidin
Dristan | Fiogesoc
Tabs
Rhinocaps caps
Sine-Aide |
| | Sine-Off
Sinus Medicine Tabs | | | | | Triaminicin | Urinus
In-Lay Tabs |
| | Over
The Counter Pain Relievers To Be Avoided | | | | Advil
A.S.A.
Enseals
A.S.A. Pulvules
Anacin
Anodynos Tabs
Arthritic Str. BC Powder
Ascriptin
Aspergum
Aspirin
Caps
Bayer Children's Chewable Aspirin
Bayer Children's Aspirin
BC Powder
BC
Tabs
Buffa-Comp
Cama Arthritis Pain Rel.
Children's Aspirin
Dasin
Caps
Doan's Caps
Duentric
Duradyne Tabs
Ecotrin
Ecotrin Max. Strength
Emprazil
Empirin
Excedrin
Caps & Tabs
Gelpirin
Gemnisyn
Gensan | Genuine
Bayer Aspirin
Goody's Headache Pwdr
Ibuprofen
Magnaprin
Measurin
Midol
Caps
Momentum Caps
Motrin
Norwich Extra Strength
Nuprin
Pabalate
Pabirin
Buffered Tabs
P-A-C Tabs
Pain Reliever Tabs
Salagen
Salatin Caps
Saleto
Salocol
Sodium
Salicylate
Supac
Synalgos Caps
Synalgos D.C.
Tenol-Plus Tabs
Trigesic
Tri-Pain
Valesin
Tabs
Uracel 5
Verin |
| | Pain
Relievers/Antacids To Be Avoided | | | | Alka-Seltzer
Alka-Seltzer
& Antacid
Alka-Seltzer Extra Strength & Antacid
Ascriptin
Ascriptin
A/D
Buffaprin
Bufferin
Bufferin Extra Strength
Buffets II Tabs | Buffex
Buffinol
Cope
Tabs
Pepto Bismol
Presalin
Vanquish Caps
Wesprin Buffered
Zomax |
| | Herbal
Medications To Avoid | | | | Echinacea
Ginko | St.
John's Wart |
| | Topical
Medications To Be Avoided | | | | Absorbent
Rub
Absorbine Arthritic
Absorbine Jr.
Act-On-Rub
Analbalm
Analgesic
Balm
Antiphlogistine
Arthralgen
Aspercreme
Aspirin Suppositories
Banalg
Ben
Gay
Ben Gay Str. Balm
Ben Gay Gel
Ben Gay Greasless Oint.
Ben Gay
Original
Braska
Counterpain Rub
Dencorub
Doan's Rub
Duragesic
Emul-O-Balm
End-Ake
Exocaine
Plus
Exocaine Tube | Heet
Heet Liniment
Heet
Spray
Icy Hot Balm & Rub
Infra-Rub
Mentholatum Deep Htg.
Minit-Rub
Musterole
Rubs (all)
Neurabalm
Oil-O-Sol
Omega Oil
Panalgesic
Rid-A-Pain
Rumarub
Sloan's
Soltice
Hi-Therm
Soltice Quick Rub
Sport Crème
SPD
Stimurub
Surin
Yager's
Liniment
Vitamin E (& oral)
Zemo
Zemo Liq. Ext. Str.
Zemo Ointment | | | |
New
drugs appear on the market every day. If you do not see the name of the pain,
cold/allergy or herbal medicine you are considering taking, please call Texas
ENT to ask for guidance: 713/532-3223.
Do not take any type of prescription
or over the counter diet pill for a minimum of 2 weeks prior to surgery. These
medications can cause life-threatening interactions with drugs used for anesthesia.
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