Carefully review the medication list below and follow the instructions on when to stop the medications that interfere with allergy testing. Please contact the prescribing doctor to confirm that you may safely stop taking the medication for the duration required prior to testing.
- For medications listed with an Asterisk (*), please consult your prescribing physician prior to stopping these medications.
- Please stop allergy treatment (shots or drops) 14 days prior to allergy testing.
- All Cold and Sinus Medications must be stopped 7 days prior to testing.
Please stop the following medications 6 months prior to allergy testing:
Immunomodulators
Brand Name
- Xolair
Generic Name
- Omalizumab
The following medication should be stopped 7 days prior to allergy testing:
Antihistamines
Brand Name
- Allegra
- Benadryl
- Clarinex
- Claritin, Alavert
- Xyzal
- Zyrtec
Generic Name
- Fexofenadine
- Dyphenhydramine
- Desloratadine
- Loratidine
- Levocetirizine
- Cetirizine
First generation antihistamines
Brand Name
- Optimine
- "Histex,Karbinal,
- Palgic,Pediatex"
- Allerhist,Tavist
- Polarmine
- "Atarax,Rezine,
- Vistaril"
- Antivert,Bonine
- Nolahist
- Nisaval
- PBZ
- Bromax,Lodrane
- "Aller-Chlor,
- Chlor-Trimenton"
- Periactin
- Dramamine
- Zatiden
- Tacaryl
Generic Name
- Azatadine
- Carbinoxamine
- Clemastine
- Dexchlorpheniramine
- Hydroxyzine
- Meclizine
- Phenindamine
- Pyrilamine
- Tripelennamine
- Brompheniramine
- Chlorpheniramine
- Cyproheptadine
- Dimenhydrinate
- Ketotifen
- Methdilazine
- Promethazine
- Trimaparazine
- Triprolidine
Antihistamine Nasal Spray and Eye Drops.
Brand Name
- Dymista,Astelin,Astepro, Optivar
- Patanase, Pataday, Patanol
- Ryaltris Nasal Spray
Generic Name
- Azelastine
- Olopatadine
- Olopatadine
The following medication should be stopped 3 days prior to allergy testing:
Please stop Beta Blockers (pills and eye drops) Medications. You must contact your prescribing doctor to confirm that you may safely stop taking the medication for the duration required prior to testing. If you cannot come off the Beta Blocker, we can proceed with skin prick allergy testing.
Brand Name
- Sectra*
- Betoptic*, Kerlone*
- Cartrol*, Ocupress*
- Brevibloc*
- AK-beta*, Betagan*
- Optipranolol*
- Corgard*, Corzide*
- Visken*
- Betapace*, Sorine*
- Tenoretic*, Tenormin*
- Zebeta*, Ziac*
- Coreg*
- Normdyne*, Trandate*
- Betaxon*
- Lopressor*
- Levatol*
- Inderal*, Inderide*
- "Betimol*, Blocarden*, Ocumeter*,
Generic Name
- Acebutalol*
- Betaxolol*
- Carteolol*
- Esmolol*
- Levobunalol*
- Metipranolol*
- Nadolol*
- Pindolol*
- Sotalol*
- Atenolol*
- Bisoprolol*
- Carvedilol*
- Labetalol*
- Levibetaxolol*
- Metoprolol*
- Penbutolol*
- Proranolol*
- Timolol*
Please stop the following medicines 2 days prior to allergy testing:
Brand Name
- Tagamet
- Pepcid
- Zantac
Generic Name
- Cimetidine
- Famotidine
- Ranitidine
Please stop the following steroid creams 24 hours prior to being allergy tested:
Brand Name
- Aclovate
- Apexicon
- Clobex, Olux, Temovate
- Cordran
- Cutivate
- Cyclocort
- Desonate, Desowen, Lokara,Vereso
- Diprolene, Betanate, Beta-Val
- Elocon
- Halog
- Locoid, Pandel
- Synalar
- Topicort
- Ultravate
- Vanos, Lidex
Generic Name
- Aclometasone
- Diflorasone diacetate
- Clobetasol
- Fludroxycortide
- Fluticasone cream
- Amninonide
- Desonide
- Betamethasone
- Mometasone furoate
- Halcinonide
- Cortisol
- Fluocinolone acetonide
- Desoximetasone
- Ulobetasol
- Fluocinonide
