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medication use regarding testing

Please Read Carefully: Failure to follow directions could result in your test being rescheduled.
 

For 48 hours before your scheduled diagnostic testing appointment, DO NOT take any medication (or any generic form) falling into the listed categories below. For each category, a few common medications are listed. If you are unsure about any of the medications you are currently taking and whether they should be stopped for your diagnostic tests, please call our office.

** VITAL MEDICATIONS SHOULD NOT BE STOPPED! **
Patients should continue to use heart medications, antibiotics, blood pressure medications, anticoagulants, birth control pills, and diabetic medications. If you are currently taking one aspirin a day (81mg or 325mg) for your heart or stroke prevention, please continue your daily treatment.

 
ANTIHISTAMINES/DECONGESTANTS/COLD PILLS ANTIDIZZINESS AMPHETAMINES
- Over the counter cold remedies
- Allegra
- Actifed
- Benadryl
- Claritan
- Contac
- Dimetapp		 - Diphenhydramine
- Atarax/Hydroxyzine
- Sudafed (Pseudoephidirine)
- Tavist
- Triaminic		 - Meclizine
- Dramamine
- Anti-vert
- Scopolamine
- Ru-vert
- Compazine
- Thorazine 		- Appetite suppressants

PAIN MEDICATIONS/HEADACHE MEDICATIONS
SEDATIVES/STIMULANTS
SLEEP AIDS (Any sleeping pills)
- Aspirin
- Celebrex
- Codeine
- Darvocet
- Demerol
- Dilaudid
- Excedrin
- Hydrocodone		 - Hydromorphone
- Morphine
- MS Contin
- Oxycodone
- Oxycontin
- Percocet
- Phenaphen
- Vicodin/Propoxyphene		 - Dexedrine
- Ritalin		 - Ambien
- Dalmane
- Halcion
- Nembutal
- Prosom
- Seconal
- Sominex
- Tylenol PM
- Unisom

* PLEASE CHECK with your primary physician BEFORE stopping the medications below 48 hours prior to testing appoitment.

ANTIDEPRESSANTS		 ANTIPSYCHOTICS ANTIANXIETY

Prozac
Zoloft/Sertraline
Paxil
Celexa
Trazedone
Amitriptyline (Elavil)
Desipramine
Imipramine
Nortriptyline
Wellbutrin

 Haldol/Haloperidol
Risperdal/Risperidone
Aricept		 Valium (Diazepam)
Xanax (Alprazolam)
Ativan (Lorazepam)
Buspar (Buspirone)
Temazepam (Halcion)
Benzodiazepines (Librium)
Dalmane

 

ALL PATIENTS - Please also bring a list of all medications that you are currently taking.

* ALSO - DO NOT CONSUME ANY ALCOHOLIC OR CAFFEINATED BEVERAGES 48 HOURS BEFORE THE TEST


 
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