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Are Levofloxacin, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen And Docusate Sodium Anti-inflammatory Medication?

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Posted on Tue, 29 Aug 2017
Question: hi, is levofloxacin, oxycodone-acetaminophen, and docusatesodium anti-inflammatory? i am schule to have a circumcision in a few weeks, and i am not suppose to have anti-inflammatory med in my system Thank you
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Answered by Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (44 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
None of these 3 are anti-inflammatory.

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,

By anti-inflammatory, I believe they would be referring to NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs) which include aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), naproxen (Naprosyn), ketoralac (Toradol). Also steroidal antiinflammatories such as Prednisone, Decadron, Hyrdocortisone.

Levofloxacin is fluoroquinole antibiotic - not anti-inflammatory
Oxycodone is an opiate pain med - not anti-inflammatory
Docusate sodium is a laxative - not anti-inflammatory

So all of these are ok.

The reason they may not want you to have an anti-inflammatory medication in your system before surgery may be due to risk of increased bleeding.

I hope this information helps. Please let me know if I can provide further information or clarification.
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Are Levofloxacin, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen And Docusate Sodium Anti-inflammatory Medication?

Brief Answer: None of these 3 are anti-inflammatory. Detailed Answer: Hello and welcome, By anti-inflammatory, I believe they would be referring to NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs) which include aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), naproxen (Naprosyn), ketoralac (Toradol). Also steroidal antiinflammatories such as Prednisone, Decadron, Hyrdocortisone. Levofloxacin is fluoroquinole antibiotic - not anti-inflammatory Oxycodone is an opiate pain med - not anti-inflammatory Docusate sodium is a laxative - not anti-inflammatory So all of these are ok. The reason they may not want you to have an anti-inflammatory medication in your system before surgery may be due to risk of increased bleeding. I hope this information helps. Please let me know if I can provide further information or clarification.