Clinical Testing and Evaluation

Below are some examples of drugs (trade and generic names)  with antihistamine effects to avoid for skin prick,  intradermal testing  and food challenge. Please carefully read the labels of your over the counter medications (i.e. Triaminic TR,Tavist-D, Pedicare cold  some Dimetapp formulations)  they may also contain antihistamines:

Common Antihistamines

Others *

Benadryl (diphenhydramine)

Zyrtec/Xyzal
 (certirizine/
levocertizine)

 Adapin,
(doxepin*)

Atarax
(hydroxyzine)

Claritin/Clarinex (loratidine/desloratidine)

 Pericactin (cyproheptadine*)

Chlor-Trimetron (chlorpheniramine)

Allegra
(fexofenadine)

Dramamine
(dimenhydrinate*)

Sinequan
(doxepin)

Semprex
(acrivsatine)

 Doxylamine succinate*

Mizollen
(mizolastine)

Zaditen
(ketotifen)

 Thorazine
(clopromazine*)

Prometh (promethazine)

Livostin
(levocabastine)

 Meclizine*

Brompheniramine/
dexbrompheniramine

Promethazine
tripelenamine

  

carbinoxamine

pheniramine

  

terfenadine

triprolidine

 

clemastine

  

 

*Please temporarily hold these only after discussion with the physician who prescribed them.

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