drugs and supplements to avoid before surgery
To prepare for your surgery or procedure, your doctor has asked you to avoid certain medicines, including aspirin and aspirin-like products, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, and other medicines or supplements.
Stop taking ALL natural products, herbal medicines, vitamins, and other supplements 7 days before your surgery. They may be resumed when your doctor says it is OK. On the next page are herbs and other supplements that are especially harmful to take if you are having surgery because they can cause extra bleeding.