If you take medication please write down the medication name, the dose and what time of day you take them. Bring this list with you to hospital or your appointment. Otherwise take a photo of the box with your phone.
Most medications can be continued but if you are in doubt contact this office.
If you are taking the following medications you should contact this office as you may need to stop taking them before your procedure. We may need advice from your specialist before deciding what to do about these medications. Please inform the specialist doctor who prescribed these medications if you are having major surgery.
Blood thinners
Warfarin ( Coumadin, Marevan )
Apixaban (Eliquis )
Dabigatran (Pradaxa )
Rivaroxaban (Xarelto )
Aspirin ( Cartia, Astrix, Solpren, Spren, Cardiprin, Cardasa )
Clopidogrel ( Plavix, Coplavix, Iscover, Piax, Plavicor, Plidogrel, DuoCover )
Dipyridamole ( Persantin )
Prasugrel
Ticagrelor ( Brilinta )
Tirofiban ( Aggrastat )
Abciximab
Eptifibatide ( Integrilin )
Diabetic medications
Insulin
Metformin ( Diaformin, Formet, Glucobete, Diabex, Diaformin XR, Metex XR, Diabex XR )
Dapagliflozin ( Forxiga, Qtern, Xigduo XR )
Empagliflozin ( Jardiance, Jardiamet, Glyxambi )
Ertugliflozin (Steglatro, Stegluromet, Steglujan )
Glibenclamide ( Daonil )
Gliclazide ( Glyade, Nidem, Diamicron )
Glipizide ( Minidiab, Melizide )
Sitagliptin ( Januvia, Janumet )
Saxagliptin (Onglyza, Kombiglyze XR )
Vildagliptin ( Galvus, Galvumet )
Linagliptin ( Trajenta, Trajentamet )
Alogliptin ( Nesina, Nesinamet )
Dulaglutide ( Trulicity )
Exenatide ( Byetta )
Semaglutide ( Ozempic )
Others
Phenelzine ( Nardil )
Tranylcypromine ( Parnate )