About Your First Visit

Do Not Stop:

Asthma medications/Inhalers

Most nose sprays (except Astelin or Patanase)

Other acid meds (Prilosec, Prevacid, Protonix, omeprazole)

Any other prescribed medications such as for blood pressure, diabetes

Medications to stop using (at least 5 days) before skin testing

Antihistamines*:

Actifed

Allegra (fexofenadine)

Allerest (chlorpheneramine)

AlleRx

Astelin (azelastine)

Atarax (hydroxyzine)

Benadryl (diphenhydramine)

Bromhist

Chlortrimeton (chlorpheneramine)

Clarinex (desloratidine)

Claritin (loratidine)

Dimetapp (bromopheneramine)

Dramamine (dimenhydranate)

Drixoral (dexprompheneramine)

Rynatan (asatadine)

Xyzal

Zyrtec (cetirazine)

Eye drops: Elestat, Optivar, Patanol, Pataday, Zaditor, Opcon-A

Antacids: Pepcid (famotidine), Zantac (ranitidine)

*OTC products such as Nyquil and most "Cold & Sinus" medications

In order to provide you with a comprehensive examination, your first visit may take up to two hours.  Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time to complete the registration process.  You may complete our new patient form by clicking here:

Download the new patient form

Be sure to have your insurance card and a photo identification with you.  Your insurance will be verified and any co-pay or deductible will be collected.

Please do not take any antihistamines for the five days prior to your appointment (see list at right).  Please continue to take all other prescribed medications including all asthma medications.

Your physician may decide to perform scratch tests and/or blood tests during the office visit to help diagnose the cause of your allergic or asthma problem.  The skin testing is done in the privacy of the examination room with results available within 15 minutes.  Blood tests are drawn in nearby medical centers with results typically available within one week.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

114R Highland Avenue, Salem, MA 01970

80 Lindall Street, Danvers, MA 01923

865 Turnpike Street, North Andover, MA 01845

978-745-3711

978-777-0970

978-683-6256