New York allergy doctors take care of patients that are often pressed for time, thus at Allergy and Asthma Medical P.C. we will strive to make your visit both pleasant and efficient. Please read this page in preparation for your visit.

Patient Registration Form

The staff at Allergy Asthma Medical has created the online "Patient Registration Form" for our customers to read and complete in the privacy of their own home. To view this form, you will need an Adobe Reader installed on your computer. If you do not have the Adobe Reader, you can download the latest version by clicking on the Adobe picture below and following the set of instructions.

• Patient Registration Form for the West 52nd Street Location
  
  
• Patient Registration Form for the 1886 Broadway Location

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Insurance Plans Accepted

If you do not see you plan listed, please call the office, the staff will be happy to verify coverage.

About Your Visit

Please refer to the map on the left hand side of this web page to see the office location, or feel free to call for directions.

Patients are encouraged to bring medical records of any previous allergy treatment, including written reports of x-rays, CT scans, and MRI's as well as pulmonary function tests, relevant medication bottles or prescriptions, and prior allergy testing and laboratory results.

• Prescription antihistamines, such as fexofenadine (Allegra), cetirizine (Zyrtec), hydroxyzine, or cyproheptadine (Periactin)
• Over-the-counter antihistamines (Benadryl, Chlor-Trimeton, Claritin, and others) 
• Tricyclic antidepressants, such as amitriptyline and doxepin (Sinequan) 
• Heartburn medications, such as cimetidine (Tagamet) and ranitidine (Zantac)
• The nasal antihistamine spray azelastine (Astelin) Prescription antihistamines, such as fexofenadine (Allegra), cetirizine (Zyrtec), hydroxyzine, or cyproheptadine (Periactin)
• If your symptoms are intolerable without these medications, please take them regardless and we will figure out the best way to pursue allergy testing.  

Other medications may increase your risk of developing a severe allergic reaction during a test, particularly the Beta-Blocker class of medications, which are usually given to patients with heart problems or high blood pressure. Please inform the doctor if you are, or suspect that you may be taking such medication, but do not stop taking these medications without consulting a physician.  Examples of Beta-Blockers include Toprol, Inderal, Coreg, and Lopressor.

• Cortisone nasal sprays (Flonase, Nasonex, Nasacort AQ, Rhinocort, etc.)
• Asthma medications (Albuterol, Flovent, Singulair, Advair, etc.)
• Antibiotics
• Eye drops for allergy (Patanol, Zaditor, etc.)
• Decongestants (Sudafed, Prolex D, etc.)
• Oral steroids (Prednisone, Medrol, Prelone, etc.)
• Medicines for other conditions such as diabetes, arthritis, reflux, high blood pressure, birth control pills, etc.

If you suspect you have asthma, please click here follow the link to take the Asthma Control Test from the American Lung Association.  Please bring your test results with you upon your visit.  Your results will help the doctor in guiding your evaluation and treatment for asthma.