Los Angeles Allergist

Los Angeles Allergist

Alan Khadavi, MD, APC
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9001 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 204
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Phone: 310-282-8822

16260 Ventura Blvd., Suite 140
Encino, CA 91436
Phone: 818-528-7776

About Your First Visit

All patients are encouraged to bring medical records of any previous allergy treatment, including prior allergy testing results, blood work, written reports of X-Rays, CT scans, and MRI’s as well as pulmonary function tests, and current or prior allergy medications or prescriptions. We kindly ask that you do not take any medications that contain antihistamines or have antihistaminergic properties for at least 72 hours prior to your visit.  These medications can interfere with testing of allergies and render the skin test less reliable. If your symptoms are intolerable without these medications, please continue to take all your medications!  The doctor will still examine you find an alternative method to pursue allergy testing.  List of medication to be discontinued:

  • Prescription antihistamines, such as desloratadine (Clarinex), levocetirizine (Xyzal), hydroxyzine (Atarax), or cyproheptadine (Periactin)
  • Over-the-counter antihistamines (Benadryl, Claritin, Chlor-Trimeton, Zyrtec (cetirizine), Alavert, fexofenadine (Allegra) etc.)
  • Certain antidepressants, such as amitriptyline and doxepin (Sinequan)
  • Heartburn medications, such as cimetidine (Tagamet) and ranitidine (Zantac)
  • The nasal antihistamine spray azelastine (Astelin), Patanase, Astepro, Dymista.
  • Again, if your symptoms are intolerable, continue taking all your medications.

Do not stop taking:

  • Cortisone nasal sprays (Flonase, Nasonex, Nasacort AQ, Rhinocort, Veramyst etc.)
  • Asthma medications (Albuterol, Proair, Ventolin, Flovent, Singulair, Advair, Maxair, Asmanex, Symbicort, Dulera, Arnuity, Aerospan etc.)
  • Antibiotics
  • Eye drops for allergy (Patanol/Pataday/Pazeo, Optivar, Elestat, Zaditor, Bepreve etc.)
  • Decongestants (Sudafed, Sudafed PE, etc.)
  • Oral steroids (Prednisone, Medrol, Prelone, Orapred, etc.)
  • Any other medications for diabetes, blood pressure, birth control, arthritis, etc.

We look forward to seeing you!

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