SKIN TESTING & MEDICATION USE
THE FOLLOWING ALLERGY MEDICATIONS MUST BE STOPPED 5 FULL DAYS PRIOR TO SKIN TESTING:
Oral antihistamines:
Alavert | Allegra | Atarax | Cetirizine | Clarinex |
Claritin | Fexofenadine | Hydroxyzine | Loratadine | Pepcid (famotidine) |
Vistaril | Walitin | Walzyr | Xyzal | Zantac (ranitidine) | Zyrtec |
THE FOLLOWING ALLERGY MEDICATIONS MUST BE STOPPED 3 FULL DAYS PRIOR TO SKIN TESTING:
Overt the counter oral antihistamines:
Brompheniramine (Bromfed, Dimetapp Cold & Allergy, Robitussin Allergy & Cough)
Chlorpheniramine (Actifed Cold & Allegy, Chlor-Trimeton, Deconamine, Rondec, Singlet)
Clemastine (Tavist Allergy)
Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine Original)
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl Allergy, Nytol, Sominex)
Doxylamine (Vicks NyQuil, Alka-Seltzer Plus Night-Time Cold Medicine)
Any generic or other brand variations of the above medications
Prescription oral antihistamines:
Acrivastive (Semprex-D) | Carbinoxamine (Palgic) | Cyproheptadine |
Dexchlorpheniramine | Tripolidine (Tripohist) |
Nasal Antihistamines (nasal sprays):
Azelastine nasal (Astelin, Astepro) | Dymista | Olopatadine nasal (Patanase) |
Optic Antihistamines (Eye drops):
Elestat | Emadine | Naphazoline ophth | Naphcon or Naphcon A | Opcon A |
Optivar | Pataday | Patanol | Visine A (naphazoline ophth) |
PLEASE ALSO STOP TAKING THE FOLLOWING MEDICATION 5 DAYS PRIOR TO TESTING: TRAZODONE
DO NOT STOP TAKING THE FOLLOWING MEDICATIONS:
Nasal corticosteroids: Nasonex, Flonase, Omnaris, Rhinocort, Nasacort, Veramyst, etc.
Inhaled corticosteroids: AeroBid, Alvesco, Asmanex, Azmacort, Flovent, Pulmicort, QVAR, etc.
Albuterol inhalers: ProAir, Proventil, Ventolin, Xopenex, etc.
Combination asthma inhalers: Advair, Symbicort, etc.
Other asthma/allergy medications: Singulair, Prednisone
Decongestants: psuedoephedrine (Sudafed), phenylephrine (Sudafed PE), guaifenesin (Mucinex)
It is also acceptable (but not recommended) to use Afrin decongestant prior to testing
Please continue any other prescribed medications for other medical conditions. If you have any questions or need any clarification regarding your medications, please do not hesitate to call us at: 415-788-4128