Meds to Avoid before allergy skin testing.

Antihistamines (pills, capsules) that interfere with testing: used for allergies, colds, itchy skin, nausea, insomnia.  Please discontinue 7 days before testing

Most “Cold & Cough” combination meds Acrivastine Actifed Alavert Allegra Antivert Atarax Benadryl   *OTC sleeping pills    Bonine Bromfed Brompheneramine Ceterizine Chlorpheneramine Chlortrimeton Clarinex Claritin  Clemastine Compazine Cyproheptadine Desloratadine Dimenhydrinate Diphenhydramine Doxylamine Dramamine    Fexofenadine Hydroxyzine Levoceterizine Loratadine PBZ Periactin Phenergan Phenyltoloxamine    Polyhistine Semprex Tavist Terfenadine Tripelenamine Tussionex Xyzal Zyrtec    

Antihistamine nasal sprays and eye drops that Interfere with Testing. Please discontinue 2 days before testing: Astelin, Azelastine, AstePro, Dymista, Ryaltris, Olopatadine, Patanase, Pataday, Patanol, Visine A

Antihistamine-Like Medications: (used for acid reflux, anxiety, insomnia, or depressive symptoms). Please discontinue 5 days before testing if possible:

Reflux meds: Axid Cimetidine Famotidine Pepcid Ranitidine Tagamet Zantac   Others: Alprazolam Amitryptaline Ambien Amoxaine Amoxampine Anafranil Ascendin Ativan  Aventyl Bupropion Chlorazepate Chlordiazepoxide Chlorpromazine Clemastine Clomipramine Clonazepam Desipiramine Desyrel Doxepin Diazepam Effexor Elavil Esketamine Eszopiclone Halazepam Imipramine  Ketamine Klonopin Librium Lorazepam Ludiomil Lunesta Meclizine Mirtazapine Midazolam Midol Maprotiline Nefazodone Nizatadine Norpramine Oxazepam  Nortriptyline Pamelor Promethazine Protriptyline Pyrilamine Quetiapine Remeron Serax Seroquel Serzone Sinequan Surmontil Tofranil Tranxene Trimipramine Trintellix  Trazodone Trimaparazine Triptil Vanatrip Venlafaxine Valium Versed Viibryd Vilazodone Vistaril Vivactil Vortioxitine Wellbutrin Xanax Zonalon Xolair Zolpidem

Beta-Blocker Medications: (used for heart, migraines, glaucoma, depression, or ADHD). Please discontinue 5 days before testing. A serious extra risk to allergy testing & therapy.  Your doctor must give special clearance if you take pills or eye drops containing the following medications:


Acebutolol AK Beta Atenolol Betagan Betapace Betaxolol Betoptic Bisoprolol Blocadren Bystolic		 Kerlone Labetalol Levobunolol Levobetaxolol Lopressor Metipranolol Metoprolol Metoprolol Nadol Nadolol Nevivolol        Normodyne Ocupress Optipranolol Pindolol Propranolol Sectral Sotalol Straterra Tenoretic TenorminTimolide Timolol Timoptic Toprol Trandate Visken Zebeta Ziac