How To Prepare
Many medicines can affect the results of
a skin test. Be sure to tell your doctor about all the
and prescription medicines you take.
You may need to stop taking some medicines, such as some tricyclic
antidepressants and
such as cetirizine (Zyrtec),
fexofenadine (Allegra), and loratadine (Claritin), before you have an allergy
skin test.
Talk to your doctor about any concerns
you have regarding the need for the test, its risks, how it will be done, or
what the results will show. To help you understand the importance of this test,
fill out the
medical test information form
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