Certain medications can affect your skin test results, so it’s important to know which medications to stop taking before your appointment and when. If you continue your medications, please let your provider know at your appointment.

If you take daily oral steroids, please check with us to see if changes are needed.

Stop taking 1 week before your appointment:

  • Axid (Nizatidine)
  • Elavil/Vanatrip (Amitriptyline)**
  • Oleptro, Desyrel (Trazadone)
  • Pepcid (Famotidine)
  • Tagamet (Cimetidine)
  • Zantac (Ranitidine)

Stop taking 5 days before your appointment:

PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS OR OVER-THE-COUNTER ANTIHISTAMINES:

  • Allegra (Fexofenadine)
  • AlleRx
  • Antivert/Bonine (Meclizine)
  • Astelin/Astepro (Azelastine)
  • Atarax/Vistaril (Hydroxyzine)
  • Benadryl (Diphenhydramine)
  • Bromfed/Dimetapp Allergy (Brompheniramine)
  • Chlorpheniramine
    • Cardec (DM)
    • Chlor-Trimeton
    • Deconamine
    • Extendryl
    • Nasohist B
    • Rhinosyn
    • Sudafed Plus
    • Triaminic
  • Clarinex (Desloratadine)
  • Claritin/Alavert (Loratadine)
  • Dexchlor ER (Dexchlorpheniramine)
  • Dramamine (Dimenhydrinate)
  • Dymista (Azelastine and Fluticasone)
  • Optimine (Azatadine)
  • Pelamine
  • Periactin (Cyproheptadine)
  • Phenergan (Promethazine)
  • Polaramine (Dexchlorpheniramine)
  • Rynatan
  • Tavist-D (Clemastine)
  • Triplen (Tripelennamine)
  • Xyzal (Levocetirizine)
  • Zyrtec (Cetirizine)

COMBINATION MEDICATIONS*:

  • Tylenol Cold & Sinus
  • Pain/PM medications
  • Vicks Formula 44 (Doxylamine)
  • Vicks Multi-Symptom Nyquil

* Cold & sleep aid medications may contain antihistamines.

SLEEP AIDS & ANTIDEPRESSANTS**:

  • Anafranil
  • Desipiramine
  • Desyrel
  • Doxepin
  • Elavil
  • Nortriptyline
  • Sinequan

** These medications should not be changed without talking to your prescribing physician. Please notify the clinic in advance if you are taking any of these medications.

Check with your AAOL doctor

BETA BLOCKERS FOR HYPERTENSION ***:

  • Betapace (Sotalol)
  • Blocadren (Timolol Maleate)
  • Brevibloc (Esmolol)
  • Cartrol (Carteolol)
  • Coreg (Carvedilol)
  • Corgard/Corzide (Nadolol)
  • Inderal (Propanolol)
  • Inderide (Propanolol HCTZ)
  • Kerlone (Betaxolol HCl)
  • Levatol (Penbutolol Sulfate)
  • Lopressor (Metoprolol Tartrate)
  • Normodyne (Labetalol)
  • Normozide (Labetalol HCl)
  • Sectral (Acebutolol HCl)
  • Tenormin (Atenolol)
  • Tenoretic (Atenolol Chlorthalidone)
  • Timolide (Timolol Maleate)
  • Toprol-XL (Metoprolol Succinate)
  • Trandate (Labetalol)
  • Visken (Pindolol)
  • Zebeta (Bisoprolol Fumarate)
  • Ziac (Bisoprolol Fumarate HCTZ)

*** If you take a beta blocker, please contact your AAOL doctor. They may ask you to pause taking a dose before your visit.

The following medications are okay to continue taking:

  • Aciphex (Rabeprazole)
  • All asthma inhalers
  • Most non-drowsy medications
  • Mucinex (Guaifenesin)
  • Nasal sprays (except Astelin and Dymista)
  • Nexium (Esomeprazole)
  • Prevacid (Lansoprazole)
  • Prilosec (Omeprazole)
  • Protonix (Pantoprazole)
  • Singulair (Montelukast)
  • Sudafed (Pseudoephedrine)