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Medications to Avoid Prior to Treatment

IT IS ADVISED THAT YOU STOP TAKING THESE DRUGS 7 TO 10 DAYS PRIOR TO ESWL TREATMENT. THESE MEDICATIONS CONTAIN INGREDIENTS THAT MAY INTERFERE WITH YOUR BLOOD'S ABILITY TO CLOT. MANY OF THESE MEDICATIONS ARE EITHER ASPIRIN CONTAINING PRODUCTS OR ARTHRITIS MEDICATIONS. INTAKE OF THESE MEDICATIONS MAY RESULT IN THE CANCELLATION OF YOUR TREATMENT. HOWEVER, DO NOT STOP TAKING MEDICATIONS PRESCRIBED BY YOUR DOCTOR. IF YOUR DOCTOR HAS PRESCRIBED A MEDICATION ON THIS LIST, OR YOU HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL YOUR DOCTOR OR THE LITHOTRIPSY CENTER.

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ADVIL

ALEVE

ALKA-SELTZER

ANACIN

ANAPROX

ANATURANE

APAP FORT

A.P.C.

ARGESIC

ARTHA-G

ARTHOLATE

ARTHRITIS PAIN FORMULA

ARTHROPAN

ASCRIPTIN

ASPER BUF

ASPERCIN

ASPERGUM

ASPIRIN

ASPROJECT

AXOTOL

AZULFADINE

BAYER

BC TABS

BUFF A

BUFFAPRIN

BUFFERIN

BUFFETS II

BUFFEX

BUFFINOL

BUTAL COMPOUND

BUTAZOLIDIN

CAMA

CAPRON

CLINORIL

CORICIDIN

COSPRIN

DURAGESIC

DARVON COMPOUND

IBUPROFEN

INDOCIN

MAJOR-CIN

DASIN

DAYPRO

DIFLUNISAL

DISALCID

DOANS PILLS

DOLCIN

DOUBLE-A

DUOPRIN

DURADYNE

DURASAL

DYNOSAL

ECOTRIN

EFFICIN

EMGRIN

EMPIRIN

ENCAPRIN

EQUAGESIC

ETODOLAC

EXCEDRIN

FELDENE

FENAC

FENOPROFEN

FIOGESIC

FIORINAL

4-WAY COLD TABS

GAYSAL-S

GEMNISYN

IBUPROFEN

INDOCIN

INDOMETHACIN

LANORINAL

LODINE

MAGAN

MAGSAL

MARNAL

MAJOR-CIN

MAJORAL

MEDIPREN

MEASURIN

MECLOMEN

MICRANIN

MIDOL

MOBIDIN

MOBIGESIC

MOMENTUM

MOTRIN

NALFON

NAPROSYN

NAPROXEN

NEOCYLATE

NORGESIC

NUPRIN

ORUDIS

OXALID

OXPHEBUTAZONE

PAC

PABLATE

PANODYNES

PEPTO-BISMOL

PERSANTINE

PERCODAN

PHENYBUTAZONE

PROTENSION

POSTEL

RAWASA

RELAFEN

ROBAXISAL

RUFEN

SAL-FAYNE

SALATIN

SALETO

SALSALATE

SODIUMSALICYATE

SOLOCOL

SULFASADINE

SUPAC

SYNALGOS

TALWIN COMPOUND

TANDEARIL

TENSTAN

TISMA

TOLECTIN

**TORADOL** (requires only 48 hour abstinence)

TRENTAL

TRIGESIC

URACEL S

VANQUISH

VOLTAREN

WARAFIN

ZORPRIN