Allergy Diagnostic & Treatment Center

33 Overlook Road, Suite #307, Summit N.J. 07901  ·  Phone: (908) 522-9696 · Fax: (908) 522-3070

 

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Patient Instructions for Skin Testing

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1.     Schedule an appointment with the receptionist.

2.     Three (3) days or 72 hours before your testing appointment is scheduled, please stop taking the following medications:

  • Antihistamines, see list
  • Decongestant/antihistamine combination medications
  • Astelin, a prescription nose spray antihistamine
  • Any over the counter allergy medicines, cold & cough remedies
  • Any over the counter sleep aides, they usually contain a sedating antihistamine
  • Vitamin C, if you are taking 1000 mg or more: large doses act as a natural antihistamine

If you are not certain if you are taking a product that contains an antihistamine, ask your pharmacist or call this office.

You should continue to take as prescribed the following medications:

  • Antibiotics
  • All asthma medications
  • Prescription nose sprays, with the exception of Astelin, which is an antihistamine
  • Decongestants that are not combined with an antihistamine

Please dress accordingly: the first phase of testing (prick tests) are done on the forearm and the second phase of testing (intradermal tests) are done on the upper arms.

 

Please review this list of medications that contain antihistamines:

  • Actifed (Triprolidine)     
  • Allegra (Fexofenadine)
  • Antivert or Bonine (Meclizine)
  • Astelin (dispensed as a Nose Spray)
  • Atarax (Hydroxyzine)
  • Benadryl (Diphenhydramine)
  • Bromfed (Brompheneramine)
  • Chlortrimeton (Chlorpheniramine)
  • Claritin (Loratidine)
  • Clarinex
  • Dramamine (Dimenhydrinate)
  • PBZ (Tripelenamine)
  • Periactin (Cyproheptadin)
  • Phenergan (Promethazine)
  • Polyhistine (Phenyltoloxamine)
  • Semprex (Acrivastine)
  • Tavist (Clemastine)
  • Unisom (Doxylamine)
  • Zyrtec (Cetirizine)

 

Combination Decongestant & Antihistamine medications include:

  • Allegra D
  • Claritin D
  • Naldecon
  • Pannaz (Chlorpheniramine,Phenylpropanolamine,Methscopolamine Nitrate)
  • Polyhistine D
  • Rynatan
  • Semprex D
  • Tavist D
  • Most over the counter cold, cough, headache medications