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Table 3 Drugs affecting the results of skin tests

From: Diagnostic tools in Rhinology EAACI position paper

 

Suppression

Duration of Suppression (days)

Cetirizine, desloratadine, ebastine, levocetirizine, mizolastine

++++

3-10

Chlorphenamine, promethazine

++

1-3

Ketotifen

++++

>5

Imipramine

++++

>10

Inhaled steroids

-

 

Systemic steroids

+/-

 

Cimetidine/ranitidine

-

 

Antileukotrienes

-

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