Certain medications should be avoided 3-5 days prior to allergy visit if skin testing or food challenge is scheduled

• In general avoid antihistamines including antihistamine nasal sprays (azelastine, olopatadine), allergy eye drops, “cold and allergy medications”, sleeping pills, certain herbal supplements and some antidepressants.
• Continue montelukast (Singulair), nasal steroid spray (Nasonex, Nasacort, Flonase, etc), asthma inhalers (albuterol, Advair, Symbicort, Flovent, etc).
  

If you have questions please call 708-450-5054.