Deborah Watson, M.D. - Restricted Medications List

For at least fourteen (14) days prior to any surgery (one month is ideal) DO NOT take aspirin or any medication containing aspirin. Tylenol is permissible.

The following medications contain aspirin or act like aspirin to inhibit the clotting of the blood.


	Advil Aleve Alka Seltzer Alka Seltzer Plus Anacin Anacin Maximum Strength Anexsia with codeine Anodynos DHC APC Arthritis Pain formula Arthritis strength Bufferin ASA with codeine #2, #3, #4 ASA compounds capsules ASA enseals Ascriptin Ascriptin A/D Aspergum Asphal G B-A Bayer Bayer decongestant Bayer timed release BC tablets Bufferin Buff-A compound #3 CAMA Capron capsules COPE Cogespirin Coricidin D Damason P-Darvon with ASA Darvon N with ASA Darvon compound Darvon compound 65 Dolcin		Dolene compound 65 Dolor Duradyne Duragesic Ecotrin Empirin with codeine #2, #3, #4 Empirin compound Equagesic Equagesic M Excedrin Excedrin PM Fizri powder Fiorinal Fiorinal with codeine #2, #3, #4 4-way cold tablets Gemnisyn Ibuprofen Leech Extract Measurin Meprogesic Midol Momentum Motrin Nilain Norgesic and Norgesic Forte Novhistine with APC Pabirin PAC Panodynes analgesic Percodan Percodan demi Persistin Quiet world tablets Relafen Robaxisal Sal Fayne Capsules Stanback tablets		Stanco St. Joseph Aspirin Super Anahist Synalogos DC Synalogos Talwin compound Traminicin Trigesic Vanquish Viromed Zactirin Zactirin compound No weight loss medications for at least one month prior to surgery. No Chinese herbs or gingseng, etc. No Vitamin E. No: Aloe Vera caps Bilberry Cayenne Echinacea 5 PC-SPEC Garlic Ginger Gingko Biloba Licorice root St. John's Wart Yohimbe