Medications to Avoid Prior to Allergy Testing

Antihistamines

Beta Blockers for Hypertension

Allegra - fexafenadine
Claritin -loratadine
Allerest - loratadine
Loratadine
Clarinex - desloratadine
Zyrtec - cetirizine
Xyzal - levocetirizine
AstelinNasal Spray - azelastine
AsteproNasal Spray - azelastine
PatanaseNasal Spray
Benadryl - diphenhydraminie
Actifed -tripelennamine
Actifed Sinus - diphenhydramine
Atrohist
Bromfed
Clortrimeton - chlorpheniramine
Contac - clemastine
Dimetane - brompheniramine
Dura-Vent
Extendryl
Naldecon
Nolahist
Nolamine
PBZ - tripelennamine
Periactin - cyproheptadine
Ryanatan
Semprex D - acrivastine
Sinulin
Tavist - clemastine
Trinalin
Tussionex
Tylenol Allergy
Atarax - hydroxyzine
Meclizine
Vistartil - hydroxyzine
Phenergan - promethazine
Any cold or cough medicine
with“allergy” in the name.
Cough medicine withdiphenhy-
dramine or chorpheniramine
Any sleep medication with
diphenhydramine
Any allergy eye drops
Acebutolol
Atenolol
Betagan
Betapace -sotalol
Betaxolol
Betimol - timolol
Betoptic
Bisoprolol
Blocadren - timolol
Brevibloc - esmolol
Bystolic - nebivolol
Carteolol
Cartrol - carteolol
Coreg - carvedilol
Corguard - nadolol
Corzide
Esmolol
Inderal - propranolol
Istalol - timolol
Kerlone - betaxolol
Labetalol
Levatol - perbutalol
Levobunolol
Lopressor - metaprolol
Metoprolol
Metripranolol -optipranolol
Nadolol
Nebivolol
Normodyne - labetalol
Ocupress - carteolol
Optipranolol
Penbutolol
Pindolol
Propanolol
Sectral - acetubolol
Sotalol
Temormin
Timolide - timolol
Timolol
Timoptic - timolol
Toprol XL – metoprolol
Transdate – labetalol
Triavil
Visken - pindolol
Zebeat - bisprolol
Ziac - bisoprolol

Antidepressants & Tranquilizers

 
Abilify
Acendar
Adepin
Amitriptyline
Anaframil - chlomipramine
Arentyl
Dopamine
Doxepin
Elavil - amitriptyline
Endep
Etroafon
Ludiomil
Marplan
Nardal
Nisequan
Norpramin
Pamelor
Parnate
Pertofrane
Risperdae
Serzone
Sinequan - doxepin
Surmontil - trimipramine
Theophylline
Triavil
Tofranil - imipramine
Vivactil - protriptyline
Zonalon - doxepin
 

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