Drug General Information (ID: DDI809PM2A)
  Drug Name Phenyltoloxamine Drug Info Tuberculin purified protein derivative Drug Info
  Drug Type Small molecule Allergenics
  Therapeutic Class Antispasmodics Allergy Test

 Mechanism of Phenyltoloxamine-Tuberculin purified protein derivative Interaction (Severity Level: Moderate)
     Diminish the response to diagnostic skin test antigens Click to Show/Hide Mechanism Graph
      Drug Name Phenyltoloxamine Tuberculin purified protein derivative
      Mechanism Antihistamine Diagnostic skin test antigens
      Key Mechanism Factor 1
Factor Name Diagnostic skin test antigens
Factor Description The efficacy of diagnostic skin test antigens may be reduced, leading to falsely insignificant or false-negative results may occur in such patients.
      Mechanism Description
  • Reduced reactions to diagnostic skin test antigens for Tuberculin purified protein derivative when combined with Phenyltoloxamine 

Recommended Action
      Management Antihistamines should be discontinued approximately 2 to 4 days prior to skin testing procedures.

References
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3 NLM. National Library of Medicine. NIH. National Institutes of Health "Trichophyton for intradermal skin testing (trichophyton mentagrophytes and trichophyton rubrum) injection.".