MEDICATION STOP DATES FOR DR. LEDERHAAS PAIN PROCEDURES
***Please do not hesitate to call (515) 974-5465 or email results@lakeviewsurgerycenter.com for questions regarding medications.***
When holding medications, please include the day of your procedure as a hold date. (For example, if you are supposed to stop your medication 3 days before your procedure, and surgery is on a Monday, your last dose would be the Friday before surgery.)
Please review the following for important STOP DATES ON CERTAIN MEDICATIONS.
We understand your doctor may not have scheduled you for your surgery prior to these stop dates, but there may be a possibility that surgery may need to be postponed for your safety.
There may be medications that fall into these categories that are not listed.
Anticoagulants/Antiplatelets for blood thinning/anti-clotting meds:
CHECK WITH SURGEON IF NOT INSTRUCTED TO STOP.
Aspirin Dipyridamole (Aggrenox) – STOP 7 DAYS BEFORE PROCEDURE
Apixaban (Eliquis) – STOP 3 DAYS BEFORE PROCEDURE
Cilostazol (Pletal) – STOP 2 DAYS BEFORE PROCEDURE
Clopidogrel (Plavix) – STOP 7 DAYS BEFORE PROCEDURE
Dabigatran (Pradaxa)- STOP 5-6 DAYS BEFORE PROCEDURE (MAY BE SHORTER IF NORMAL KIDNEY FUNCTION)
Dipyridamole (Persantine)- STOP 2 DAYS BEFORE PROCEDURE
Enoxaparin (Lovenox) – STOP 24 HOURS BEFORE PROCEDURE
Prasugrel (Effient) – STOP 7-10 DAYS BEFORE PROCEDURE
Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) – STOP 3 DAYS BEFORE PROCEDURE
Ticagrelor (Brilinta) – STOP 5 DAYS BEFORE PROCEDURE
Ticlodipine (Ticlid) – STOP 5 DAYS BEFORE PROCEDURE
Warfarin (Coumadin, Jantoven) – STOP 5 DAYS BEFORE PROCEDURE
Herbal medications/supplements/vitamins/NSAIDs:
Aspirin – STOP 7 DAYS BEFORE PROCEDURE – FOR CERVICAL OR THORACIC EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTIONS ONLY
Garlic - STOP 7 DAYS BEFORE PROCEDURE
Gingko Biloba - STOP 2 DAYS BEFORE PROCEDURE
Ibuprofen/Motrin/Advil – STOP 1 DAY BEFORE PROCEDURE – FOR CERVICAL OR THORACIC EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTIONS ONLY
Naproxen/Aleve/Naprosyn – STOP 4 DAYS BEFORE PROCEDURE - FOR CERVICAL OR THORACIC EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTIONS ONLY
