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A member asked:
My grandmother is going for a colonoscopy thursday. is it safe for her to continue taking her eliquis up until then. she is 80 years old, thank you.
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No: A lot of times these medications are stopped 1-2 days prior to the procedure with instruction when to restart them. Also, depending on what the procedure is for, if there is a large polyp and she is on eliquis - they may not be able to remove it. Endoscopy centers oftentimes have a nurse on call to answer these questions, I encourage you to call them.
Answered 6/25/2018
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