Medications to Withhold Before Your Allergy Consult
Some medication that are used in treating allergies, cold symptoms, sleep aids or stomach problems can interfere with skin testing results. Your visit may require skin testing so please withhold the following medications:
Please note: Steroid pills (prednisone or Medrol), inhalers, cromolyn, theophylline and antibiotics may be continued and won't interfere with the test results. Also, antihistamines should not be taken for at least 72 hours before skin testing.
| Antifed/Triprolidine | Coricidin | Periactin |
| Advil PM | Cyproheptadine | Phenergan |
| Alavert | Dayquil / Nyquil | Ranitidine / Zantac |
| Alka Seltzer | Deconamine | Robitussin |
| Allegra / Fexofenadine | Dimetapp | Rynatuss |
| Allerx | Doxylamine | Scot-Tussin |
| Allerest | Dramamine | Sine-Off |
| Ambenyl | Dristan | Sinutab |
| Antivert / Meclizine | Drixoral | Sominex |
| Astelin | Diphenhydramine | Sudafed (Any Brand) |
| Axid / Nizatidine | Excedrin PM | Tavist, Tavist D |
| Benedryl | Famotidine / Pepcid | Teldrin HBP |
| Bromfed | 4-Way | Thera/Flu |
| Cheracol D | Livostin Eye Drops | Triaminic |
| Chlorpheniramine | Loratadine / Claritin | Tussi 12 |
| Chlor Trimeton | Marezine | Tylenol PM / Cold |
| Cimetidine / Tagament | Novahistine / DH | Unisom |
| Clarinex | Nytol | Vicks 44 |
| Codimal DH, DM, PH | Optivare Eye Drops | Visine A |
| Cogentin / Benztropine | Patanol Eye Drops | Zaditor |
| Comtrex | Pediacare | Zyrtec (any) |
| Contac | Percogesic |
