Time period to stop certain Drugs before Surgery ️
Aspirin…stop 1 week before surgery.
(Remember ‘A’ is the 1st alpahabet)
Lithium…stop 2 weeks before surgery.
(Remember ‘L’ is formed by 2 straight lines)
MAO-inhabitors…stop 3 weeks before surgery.
(Remember ‘MAO’ has 3 letters)
Estrogen pills…stop 4 weeks before surgery.
(Remember ‘E’ is formed by 4 straight lines