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Medications To Be Avoided While On Immunotherapy (SLIT)

NOTE: The use of beta blocker medications (which may be prescribed for high blood pressure, cardiac conditions, glaucoma, etc.) may hinder the effectiveness of treating systemic reactions to immunotherapy. Immunotherapy should not be administered while a patient is taking a beta blocker. A list of the more commonly prescribed beta blocker medications is below. ( Please note: This may not be an all-inclusive list. Please advise the nurses of any new medication started since your last visit with your Capitol ENT doctor. )

BETA ADRENERGIC BLOCKING AGENTS:
Betapace Tablets (Sotalol)	Kerlone Tablets (Betaxolol)
Blocadren Tablets (Timolol)	Levatol Tablets (Penbutalol)
Brevibloc Injection (Esmolol)	Nadolol Tablets (Nadolol)
Bystolic (Nebivolol)	Normadyne (Labetalol)
Cartrol Filmtab Tablets (Carteolol)	Sectral Capsules (Acebutolol)
Coreg Tablets (Carvedilol)	Tenormin Tablets / Injectable (Atenolol)
Corgard (Nadolol)	Toprol-XL Tablets (Metoprolol)
Inderal Tabs/Caps/Injectable (Propranolol)	Trandate (Labetalol)
InnoPran XL Capsules (Propranolol)	Visken (Pindolol)
Lopressor (Metoprolol)	Zebeta Tablets (Bisoprolol)

BETA ADRENERGIC BLOCKING AGENTS WITH DIURETICS:
Corzide 40/5 Tablets (Nadolol)	Lopressor HCT (Metoprolol)
Corzide 80/5 Tablets (Nadolol)	Tenoretic Tablets (Atenolol/HCTZ)
Inderide LA Capsules (Propranolol)	Timolide Tablets (Timolol/HCTZ)
Inderide Tablets (Propranolol)	Ziac Tablets (Bisoprolol/HCTZ)

BETA ADRENERGIC OPHTHALMIC PREPARATIONS:
AK Beta (Levobunolol)	Optipranolol (Metipranolol)
Betagan (Levobunolol)	Ocupress (Carteolol)
Betimol Ophthalmic Solution (Timolol)	Timoptoc in Ocudose (Timolol)
Betoptic S Ophthalmic Suspension (Betaxolol)	Timoptic Sterile Ophthalmic Solution (Timolol)
Combigan (Timolol)	Timoptic-XE Sterile Ophthalmic Gel (Timolol)
Cosopt Sterile Ophthalmic Solution (Timolol)

NOTE: Patients taking a Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (MAO Inhibitor) cannot be given adrenalin (epinephrine) because this may provoke a severe hypertensive crisis (very high blood pressure). If it is necessary to take these medications, allergen immunotherapy will need to be discontinued.

MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS (MAO INHIBITORS):
Azilect (Rasagiline)	Marsilid (Iproniazid)
Aurorix (Moclobemide)	Nardil (Phenelzine)
Eldepryl (Selegiline)	Parnate (Tranylcypromine)
Marplan (Isocarboxazid)	Zyvox (Linezolid)

All of the above medications need to be avoided if a patient is taking specific allergen immunotherapy. Review your current medication list and contact the allergy department immediately if you find that you are taking any of these medications.
For Questions please call 919-787-1374

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Mark S. Brown, MD, FACS

David A. Clark,
MD, FACS

Steven H.
Dennis, MD

R. Glen Medders
MD, FACS

H. Craig Price, MD

Jeevan B.
Ramakrishnan, MD

Stanley A.
Wilkins, Jr, MD

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