Prepare for your Allergy Visit

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At Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the health and safety of our patients, families and staff has always been our top priority and it continues during this COVID pandemic.

 

To keep everyone as safe as possible, please see the changes we’ve made.

  • Any visitor accompanying the patient to an appointment should be feeling well, should not have a recent exposure to COVID-19, and should not be under isolation for a positive COVID-19 test.
  • Complete the eCheck-in (Registration process) in MyChart on your phone or device.
  • Call (614) 355-3750, Option 8 with MyChart questions

Call the clinic today if:

  • In the past 10 days, the patient tested positive for COVID-19
  • The patient is under quarantine due to close contact with someone who has COVID-19? (Includes notices by the health department or exposures occurring in the household, school/daycare, workplace, or other community setting.)
  • In the past 24 hours, the patient has had symptoms of COVID such as fever or cough
Please save this message until after your appointment because it includes instructions for the day of your appointment. Please call 614-722-5517 with any questions.   
  • If your child is a new patient, or a follow up patient undergoing allergy or food challenge testing, please have them stop taking medication containing antihistamine 5 days prior to the appointment. 

MEDICATIONS THAT MUST BE HELD 5 DAYS PRIOR TO VISIT:

  • Cetirizine (Zyrtec)
  • Loratadine (Claritin)
  • Fexofenadine (Allegra)
  • Levocetirizine (Xyzal)
  • Desoloratadine (Clarinex)
  • Hydroxyzine (Atarax)
  • Cyproheptadine (Periactin)
  • Azelastine (Astepro/Astelin/Dymista) Nasal spray
  • Olopatadine (Patanase) Nasal spray

MEDICATIONS THAT SHOULD BE HELD 3 DAYS (72 hours) PRIOR TO VISIT:

  • Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
  • Ranitidine (Zantac)
  • Famotidine (Pepcid)
  • Azelastine (Optivar) Eye drops
  • Bepotastine (Bepreve) Eye drops
  • Olopatadine (Patanol,Pataday,Pazeo) Eye drops
  • Cimetidine (Tagamet)
     

Continue to take (DO NOT stop):

  • All asthma inhalers--Albuterol (Proair, Ventolin), Aerospan, Alvesco, Asmanex, Flovent, Pulmicort, Qvar, Arnuity, Advair, Dulera, Symbicort, Breo, others)
  • Montelukast (Singulair)
  • Fluticasone (Flonase and Flonase Sensimist) Nasal sprays
  • Triamcinolone (Nasacort) Nasal spray
  • Budesonide (Rhinocort) Nasal spray
  • Mometasone (Nasonex) Nasal spray

 

If for any reason you feel this is not possible or you have any questions about medications please call the clinic at 614-722-5803.

If you are more than 15 min late you may be rescheduled

Please be sure to allow up to 2 hours for your first visit.