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Medication Guidelines For Surgery SOME MEDICATIONS SHOULD BE DISCONTINUED SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE SURGERY. FOR YOUR SAFETY - IF YOUR PHYSICIAN ADVISES THAT YOU STOP THESE MEDICATIONS BEFORE SURGERY - AND YOU DO NOT - YOUR SURGERY WILL BE CANCELLED. DISCONTINUE AS DIRECTED BY YOUR SURGEON, PCP OR CARDIOLOGIST COUMADIN (warfarin) HEPARIN LOVENOX ASPIRIN PERSANTINE PLAVIX TICLID DISCONTINUE 7 DAYS BEFORE SURGERY vitamin E Iron compounds Celebrex Voltaren Dolobid Lodine Nalfon Indocin Toradol Ansaid Orudis Relafen Ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil, Haltran, Midrin, Mediprin, Nuprin, Rufin, Trendar, and others) Relafen Daypro Naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn, Napralen) Meclomen Oxyphenbutazone (Butazolidin) Feldene Vioxx Clinoril Tolectin Tenoxicam, Osoxicam, Meloxicam Evista Acetnol Fosamax   DISCONTINUE 14 DAYS BEFORE SURGERY PRESCRIBED AND OVER-THE-COUNTER DIET SUPPLEMENTS ALL HERBAL MEDICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTS (INCLUDING GINGKO BILOBA) PATIENTS TAKING DIABETES MEDICATIONS: DO NOT TAKE GLUCOPHAGE THE NIGHT BEFORE OR THE MORNING OF SURGERY TALK TO YOUR PCP ABOUT ADJUSTING THE DOSE OF YOUR ORAL HYPOGLYCEMICS AND INSULIN THE NIGHT BEFORE AND DAY OF SURGERY.

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