Usually, yes, you can take your routine morning pills with a small sip of water, but only for the medicines your surgeon or anesthesia team told you to take. Many heart and blood pressure medicines are usually continued on the day of surgery with a sip of water. Some medicines, especially blood thinners and some diabetes or weight loss medicines, may need to be stopped or changed before surgery. You should also not eat or drink after midnight in many cases, and clear liquids are often stopped 2 hours before surgery.

Bring a full list of everything you take, including prescriptions, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, herbs, and supplements. If you were told to take a medicine the morning of surgery, take it with just a sip of water. If you were not told to take it, do not guess. Verify the exact plan with your surgical or anesthesia team in case they want something different for you.