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I forgot to stop giving my child antihistamines 7 days prior to allergy test. her last dosage will be 4-5 days before her scheduled test. will results be inaccurate?
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Yes,you may get false negative tests. I recommend rescheduling so the antihistamine can be stopped the highly recommended 7 days before testing.
Answered 5/26/2023
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