NSAID, ASPIRIN, & BLOOD THINNER GUIDELINES
• NSAIDs and Aspirin products to be stopped 5 days before procedure• Blood thinners to be stopped 7 days before procedure.
• Topical NSAIDS (creams) stopped 5 days before procedure
• No alcohol for 24 hours before procedure
***IF STENTS INSERTED WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS THEN CARDIAC CLEARANCE IS NEEDED***
BLOOD THINNERS:
• Aggrenox (Aspirin/ER dipyridamole)• Durlaza (ER Aspirin)
• Apixaban (Eliquis)
• Heparin (various)
• Aspirin/Omeprazole (Yosprala)
• Prasugrel (Effient)
• Brilinta (Ticagrelor)
• Rivaroxaban (Xarelto)
• Cilostazol (Pletal)
• Savayasa (Edoxaban)
• Clopidogrel (Plavix)
• Vorapaxar (Zontivity)
• Dabigatran (Pradaxa)
• Warfarin (Coumadin)
• Dipyridamole (Persantine)
PAIN MEDS/NSAIDs:
• Aspirin (Anacin, Ascriptin, Bayer, Bufferin, Ecotrin, Excedrin)• Choline and magnesium salicylates (Arthritab CMT, Doan’s Pills, Magan Mobidin, Mobogesic, Tricosal, Trilisate)
• Choline salicylate (Arthropan)
• Celecoxib (Celebrex)
• Diclofenac potassium/sodium (Arthrotec, Cataflam, Voltaren, Voltaren XR)
• Diflunisal (Dolibid)
• Duexis
• Etodolac (Lodine, Lodine XL)
• Fenoprofen calcium (Nalfon)
• Flurbiprofen (Ansaid)
• Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, Motrin IB, Nuprin)
• Indomethacin (Indocin, Indocin SR)
• Ketoprofen (Actron, Orudis, Orudis KT, Oruvail, Ketorolac, Toradol)
• Meclofenamate sodium (Meclomen)
• Mefenamic acid (Ponstel)
• Meloxicam (Mobic)
• Nabumetone (Relafen)
• Naproxen (Aleve, Anaprox, Naprosyn, Naprelan)
• Oxaprozin (Daypro)
• Piroxicam (Feldene)
• Rofecoxib (Vioxx)
• Salsalate (Amigesic, Anaflex 750, Disalcid Marthritic, Mono-Gesic Salflex, Salflex, Salsitab)
• Sodium salicylate (various generics)
• Sulindac (Clinoril)
• Tolmetin sodium (Tolectin)
• Valdecoxib (Bextra)
• Vimovo