Medications to Stop Taking Before Allergy Testing
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MEDICATION LIST FOR SKIN TEST Below is a list of medications which you should not take 1 week prior to your first allergy appointment as they will interfere with skin test results: PLEASE DO NOT STOP ANY ASTHMA INHALERS BEFORE YOUR VISIT This does not represent an all-inclusive list, but reflects the most common medicines. Holding of antidepressants, anti-anxiety, or other psychiatric medicines always needs authorization by the prescribing physician. Actifed Haldol (Haloperidol) Trinalin Adapin (Doxepin) Histussin Tylenol Allergy, Cold & Flu Alavert (All Types) Hydroxyzine (Atarax, Rezine, Vistaril) Products Allegra (Fexofenadine) - All Types Imipramine (Tofranil) Tussionex Amitriptyline (Elavil) Levocetirizine (Xyzal) Zantac (Ranitidine) Anafranil (Clomipramine) Loratadine Zicam Antihistamines (ALL) Mirtazapine (Remeron) Zonalon (Doxepin) Antivert (Meclizine) Meclizine (Antivert) Zyrtec Astelin or Astepro Nizatidine (Axid) Xyzal (Levocetirizine) Astemizole (Hismanal) - 6weeks Norpramin (Desipramine) Atarax (Hydroxyzine) Nortriptyline (Pamelor, Avantyl) Sleep Aids: Atrohist Novafed Tylenol PM Aventyl (Nortriptyline) Nyquil Aleve PM Axid (Nizatidine) Optimine (Azatadine) Excedrin PM Azelastine Omade (Chlorpheniramine) Any medication that causes Benadryl (Diphenhydramine) Pamelor (Nortriptyline) drowsiness Brompheniramine (Bromfen) Patanase Cetirizine (Zyrtec) Pediacare Eye Drops: (1-2 days off) Chlorpheniramine (Ornade) Periactin (Cyproheptadine) Bepreve Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) Pepcid (Famotidine) Elestat Chlortrimaton (Chlorpheniramine) Phenergan (Promethazine) Optivar (azelastine) Cimitidine (Tagamet) Polyhistine Pataday/Patanol/Pazeo Claritin (Loratadine) Prochlorperazine (Compazine) Zaditor Clarinex (Desloratidine) Protriptyline (Vivactil) Clemastine (Tavist) Ranitidine (Zantac) Topical Medications: Clomipramine (Anafranil) Remeron (Mirtazapine) Bactine Compazine (Phenothiazine) Robitussin Cortaid Cyproheptadine (Periactin) Rondec Dermolate D'Allergy Rynatan Hydrocortisone Deconamine Seldane (Terfenadine) Desloratadine (Clarinex) Semprex Herbs: Dimetapp Sinequan (Doxepin) Astragalus Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) Surmontil (Trimipramine) Milk Thistle Desipramine (Norpramin) Tagamet (Cimitidine) Green Tea Doxepin (Adapin, Sinequan, Zonalon) Tavist (Clemastine) Saw Palmetto Dramamine Terfenadine (Seldane) St. John's Wart Dristan Thorazine (Chlorpromazine) Feverfew Drixoral Tofranil (Imipramine) Allerplex Elavil (Amitriptyline) Triaminic Famotidine (Pepcid) Trimipramine 10/18 elc Fexofenadine (Allegra) - All Types Tripelennamine (PBZ) Please call (719) 867-7814 with any questions regarding medications to speak with a nurse. CENTA MLST Rev 2/19.