February:
We are closed for the holiday on 2/19/2024.
Both offices will be closed 2/23-2/26/2024 for the AAAAI Conference in DC.
Thank you.
February:
We are closed for the holiday on 2/19/2024.
Both offices will be closed 2/23-2/26/2024 for the AAAAI Conference in DC.
Thank you.
Effective the week of 12/11/2023, we will be integrating with Phreesia. This partnership will allow for a faster, more streamlined patient registration, eliminating the bulk of forms typically completed at each visit. You will have access to your appointment details, any required annual forms, patient health surveys and billing information- all from your mobile device.
We are excited to work with our patients to decrease lengthy check-in times and unnecessary paperwork. Thank you for your patience as we train and implement this new workflow.
For more information, please visit https://www.phreesia.com/company/about-us/
Please review the following reminders prior to coming in for your new patient appointment:
Thank you and we look forward to meeting you.
Allergy and Asthma Associates
Please see our new Patient Reviews Page. We love to receive positive feedback on Google as well! Our Reviews Page is a collection of quotes from real patient testimonials from 2021. We are so pleased to have served our patients well, and look forward to providing excellent care in 2022. Thank you AAA patients for your kind words of support over the last many years.
In an effort to keep current with guidelines for COVID-19 prevention, we are limiting our allergy shots to BY APPOINTMENT ONLY and are scheduled through your patient portal. Masks are optional. Please come with only one caregiver if needed.
Due to the ongoing situation with COVID 19 we may at times have to update our schedules. We thank you for your support and patience and ask that you check our website regularly.
If you have not received an allergy injection for an extended period of time and are unsure of your current dosing schedule, please contact our lab supervisor for an update. We will do our best to return you to your previous schedule.
As a reminder, our last few appointments of the day have firm arrival times. Late patients will not be given a shot if they arrive after their scheduled appointment, especially near the near the end of the day. Please allow for traffic and parking needs. Plan to arrive 5 min before your scheduled shot appointment so that you are not turned away.
Our staff will accommodate late arriving allergy shot patients by either 1) offering another appointment time that day or 2) rescheduling their appointment to another day. If you have arrived after we have closed or arrive late for your allergy shot, we will not be able to give you one that day. Also, if your personal schedule has changed or if our hours of operation are not in alignment with yours, please talk to our staff about alternative sites of care for you to receive your serum from Allergy and Asthma Associates.
Whether you are new to our practice or established, you may have questions prior to your appointment. Avoid a lengthy check-in process by getting answers prior to coming in!
We will be happy to help you with:
Please reach out to our reception or billing team with any questions you may have. We look forward to assisting you!
Reminder: If you are requiring allergy skin testing or a specialized test, some medications limit test accuracy. If medically possible, you must refrain from certain medications one week prior to the test date. Please speak to our nursing team if there are any questions about medications you are currently taking- prior to your appointment.
There are numerous medications, including some Anti-Depressant medication that interfere with testing and should not be stopped due to the nature of the drugs. Please check with your physician or pharmacist if you have any questions about specific drugs not listed below.
WARNING: Some sleep aids, cough and cold medications and heartburn medications may have antihistamines. Please read the packaging carefully.
⛔Stop these medications 7 days prior:
AccuHist Karbinal ER (Carbinoxamine)
Actifed Kronofed-A
Advil PM Marax (Hydroxyzine)
Alavert Meclizine
Allegra (Fexofenadine) NyQuil (Doxylamine)
Antivert (Meclizine) Pepcid (Famotidine)
Atarax(Hydroxyzine) Phenergan (Promethazine)
Atrohist RyVent (Carbinoxamine)
Axid (Nizatidine) Rynatan
Benadryl (*3 days) Semprex D
Bromfed Tagamet (Cimetidine)
Claritin (Loratadine) Tavist
Clarinex (Desloratadine) Temaril (Alimemazine)
Chlor-Trimeton Triaminic
Dayhist (Clemastine) Trinalin (Azatadine)
Dramamine (Dimenhydrinate) Tylenol PM
Dimetapp Vistaril (Hydroxyzine)
Elestat Xyzal (Levocetirizine)
Flexeril (muscle relaxer) Zantac (Ranitidine)
Hispril (Diphenylpyraline) Zyrtec
⛔Stop these nasal sprays / eye drops 7 days prior:
Afrin Optivar (Azelastine)
Astelin Nasal Spray Pataday
Astepro Patanase
Bepreve Patanol
Dymista Zaditor (eye drops)
🙂Okay to continue:
Antibiotics Nasalcrom
Atrovent Prednisone
Accolate (Zafirlukast) Prelone
Azmacort (Triamcinolone) Singulair (Montelukast)
Aciphex Sudafed (Pseudoephedrine)
Cromolyn Theophylline
Gualifed Zicam
Humibid (Guaifenesin) Zyflo (Zileuton)
Medrol (corticosteroids)
Motrin
🙂Nasal Steroids:
Flonase (Fluticasone) Nasalide
Qnasl Nasacort
Nasonex
Xhance
🙂Inhaled Asthma Steroids / Bronchodilators:
Aerobid Dulera
Aerospan Flovent (Fluticasone)
Advair ProAir
Asmanex Pulmicort
Albuterol Qvar
Alvesco Symbicort
Beclovent Ventolin
Breo Xopenex HFA
Breztri
🙂SSRI Antidepressants:
Celexa (Citalopram Hydrobromide) Paxil (Paroxetine)
Effexor (Venlafaxine) Prozac (Fluoxetine)
Lexapro Zoloft (Sertraline)
🙂Antacids:
Nexium (Esomeprazole) Prilosec (Omeprazole)
Prevacid (Lansoprazole) Protonix – Pantoprazole
**On some occasions, even if you have avoided the above medications, the physician may decide that a blood test would be indicated before allergy testing is preformed.
Please note that serum lab has updated hours: Monday-Thursday 8 AM-4 PM. Please contact the Sterling Office to speak with the lab supervisor or send non-urgent messages via the patient portal.
Phone: (703) 430-0833, ext 103.