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Medications to Avoid
Prior to Surgery
There are several drugs which are very important to avoid prior to your operation. These drugs affect the ability of your blood to clot and thus increase the risk of bleeding during and after your operation.
Please make sure that you check this list carefully and tell your Surgeon and your Anaesthetist if you have been on these medications or supplements.
Warfarin and Related
- Coumadin
- Elmiron
- Marevan
- Coumidin
- Fragmin
- Orgaran
- Dindevan
- Heparin
Aspirin Medications
- Alka-Seltzer
- Asasantin SR
- Aspalgin
- Aspro Clear Extra Strength
- Codox
- Codral Forte
- Solprin
- Aspro Preparations
- Astrix 100
- Astrix tablets
- Bayer Aspirin Extra Strength
- DBL Aspirin
- Disprin
- Veganin
- Cardiprin 100
- Cartia
- Codiphen
- Codis
- Disprin Forte
- Ecotrin
Clopidogrel Medications
- Plavix
- Iscover
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Medications
- Aclin (sulindac)
- Advil (ibuprofen)
- Brufen (ibuprofen)
- Bugesic (ibuprofen)
- Dinac (diclofenac)
- Eazydayz (naproxen)
- Naprogesic (naproxen)
- Naprosyn (naproxen)
- Ponstan (mefenamic acid)
- ProVen (ibuprofen)
- Tri-Profen (ibuprofen)
- Viclofen (diclofenac)
- Aleve (naproxen)
- Anaprox (Anaprox)
- Butalgin (ibuprofen)
- Crysanal (naproxen)
- Feldene (piroxicam)
- Fenac (diclofenac)
- Nurofen (ibuprofen)
- Nurolast (naproxen)
- Orudis (ketoprofen)
- Proxen SR (naproxen)
- Rafen (ibuprofen)
- Voltaren (diclofenac)
- Arthrexin (indomethacin)
- Arthrotec (diclofenac)
- Diclofenac (diclofenac)
- Diclohexal (diclofenac)
- Indocid (indomethacin)
- Inza (naproxen)
- Iprofen (ibuprofen)
- Oruvail (ketoprofen)
- Panafen (ibuprofen)
- Surgam (tiaprofenic acid)
- Toradol (ketorolac)
- Voltfast (diclofenac)
Herbal and Natural Supplements
- Garlic tablets
- Ginger
- Gingko
- Ginseng
- St. John’s Wort
- Fish Oil
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Dr. Mark Kohout is a highly qualified specialist plastic and reconstructive surgeon with over 25 years of experience, based in central Sydney.
Trained in Great Britain, Australia, and the U.S., he co-founded Australia Plastic Surgery. Specializing in breast, genital, and male breast surgeries, he is a certified member of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and the Royal Australian College of Surgeons (RACS).
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