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Table 4 Medication discontinuation considerations before OFC

From: Addendum guidelines for the prevention of peanut allergy in the United States: Report of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases–sponsored expert panel

Medications to be discontinued

Last dose before OFC

 Cetirizine

5 days

 Cyproheptadine

10 days

 Diphenhydramine

3 days

 Fexofenadine

3 days

 Loratadine

7 days

 Short-acting bronchodilator (eg, albuterol)

8 h

Medications that can be continued

 Antihistamine eye drops

 

 Inhaled/intranasal corticosteroids

 

 Topical (cutaneous) steroids

 

 Topical (cutaneous) pimecrolimus, tacrolimus