Medications to Avoid Before Surgery

Non Prescription Products Containing Aspirin and / or Aspirin-Related Compounds

• Alka-Seltzer Antacid/Pain Reliever
• Effervescent Tablets
• Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine Tablets
• Anacin Caplets/Tablets
• Anacin Maximum Strength Tablets
• Arthritis Pain Formula Tablets
• Arthritis Strength Bufferin Tablets
• Ascription Caplets/Tablets
• Ascription AID Caplets
• Aspergum
• Bayer Aspirin Caplets/Tablets
• Bayer Childrens Chewable Tablets
• Bayer Plus Tablets
• Maximum Bayer Caplets/Tablets
• 8-Hour Bayer Extended-Release Tablets
• BC Powder
• BC Cold Powder
• Buffaprin Caplets/Tablets
• Bufferin Arthritis Strength Caplets
• Bufferin Caplets/Tablets
• Cama Arthritis Pain Reliever Tablets
• Doan.s Pills Caplets
• Ecotrin Caplets/Tablets
• Empirin Tablets
• Excedrin Extra-Strength Caplets/Tablets
• Extra Strength Bayer Arthritis Pain
• Regimen Formula
• Mobigesic Analgesic Tablets
• Norwich Tablets
• P-A-C Analgesic Tablets
• Pepto-Bismol Liquid/Tablets
• St. Joseph Adult Chewable Aspirin Therapy
• Bayer Caplets
• Ursinus Inlay-Tabs
• Vanquish Analgesic Caplets

Prescription Products Containing Aspirin and / or Aspirin-Related Compounds

• Darvon Compound-65
• Disaldd Capsules/Tablets
• Easprin Tablets
• Empirin with Codeine Tablets
• Equagesic Tablets
• Fiorinal Capsules/Tablets
• Fiorinal with Codeine Capsule/Tablets
• Lortab ASA Tablets
• Magsal Tablets
• Mono-Gesic Tablets
• Norgesic & Norgesic Forte Tablets
• Percodan & Percodan-Demi Tablets
• Robaxisal Tablets
• Salfex Tablets
• Soma Compound Tablets
• Soma Compound with Codeine Tablets
• Synalgos-DC Capsules
• Talwin Compound Tablets
• Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory

Medications (NSAIDS) to avoid for 7 days prior to surgery or procedures:

• Aspirin
• Celecoxib (Celebrex)
• Diclofenac (Voltaren)
• Diflunisal (Dolobid)
• Etodolac (Lodine)
• Ibuprofen (Motrin/Advil)
• Indomethacin (Indocin)
• Ketoprofen (Orudis)
• Nabumetone (Relafen)
• Naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn)
• Oxaprozin (Daypro)
• Piroxican (Feldene)
• Salsalate (Amigesic)
• Sulindac (Clinoril)
• Tolmetin (Tolectin)