Skin Testing: Medication Interference List
Do not discontinue antidepressants/psychotropic medications or any other medications without consulting with your prescribing physician. Asthma medications do not affect skin testing.
The following medications must be STOPPED TWO (2) DAYS before skin testing:
Ambien, Axid, Cimetidine, Famotidine, Lunesta, Nizatidine, Tagamet, Zolpidem
The following is a list of medications that must be STOPPED SEVEN (7) DAYS before skin testing:
- Actifed
- Adapin
- Advil Allergy
- Advil PM
- Alavert
- Allegra
- Allerhist
- Allertan
- Allerx
- Amitriptyline
- Antivert
- Atarax
- Ativan
- BC Allergy Sinus Cold
- Benadryl
- Bonine
- Bromfed
- Brompheniramine
- Carbinoxamine
- Cetirizine
- Chlorpheniramine
- Chlortrimeton
- Clarinex
- Claritin
- Clemastine
- Clonazepam
- Clomipramine
- Codeine
- Contac Night
- Coricidin
- Cyproheptadine
- Desipramine
- Desloratadine
- Dimetapp
- Diphenhydramine
- Doxepin
- Doxylamine
- Dramamine
- Durahist
- Dytan
- Elavil
- Excedrin PM
- Fexofenadine
- Hydrocodone
- Hydroxyzine
- Imipramine
- Klonopin
- Levocetirizine
- Loratadine
- Lorazepam
- Lortab
- Meclizine
- Mirtazapine
- Nopramin
- Nortriptyline
- Nyquil
- Olanzapine
- Oxycodone
- Pamelor
- Pediacare
- Pediatan
- Percocet
- Periactin
- Phenergan
- Promethazine
- Quetiapine
- Remeron
- Restoril
- Risperidone
- Robitussin Allergy
- Rynatan
- Seroquel
- Sinequan
- Sominex
- Sudafed Nighttime
- Tavist
- Theraflu
- Tofranil
- Triaminic
- Triavil
- Trimipramine
- Tylenol Allergy
- Tylenol PM
- Unisom
- Valium
- Vicodin
- Vistaril
- Xyzal
- Zyrtec
Antihistamine nasal sprays:
- Astelin
- Astepro
- Azelastine
- Dymista
- Olopatadine
- Patanase
- Ryaltris
Antihistamine Eye Drops:
- Azelastine
- Olopatadine
- Pataday
