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. 2015 May 9;24(3):94–105. doi: 10.1007/s40629-015-0052-6
Drug or drug class Prick test Intradermal test h Patch test
β-Lactam antibiotics
Penicilloyl poly-L-lysine 5x10-5 mM 5x10-5 mM NA
Minor determinant mixture 2x10-2 mM 2x10-2 mM NA
Benzylpenicillin 10,000 UI/ml 10,000 UI/ml 5 %
Amoxicillin 20 mg/ml 20 mg/ml 5 %
Ampicillin 20 mg/ml 20 mg/ml 5 %
Cephalosporins 2 mg/ml 2 mg/ml 5 %
Anticoagulants
Heparinsa undilutedh 1/10 diluted undilutedh
Heparinoidsb undilutedh 1/10 diluted undilutedh
Platinum salts
Carboplatin 10 mg/ml 1 mg/ml NA
Oxaliplatin 1 mg/ml 0.1 mg/ml NA
Cisplatin 1 mg/ml 0.1 mg/ml NA
NSAIDs
Pyrazolonesc Suspensioni 0,1–1 mg/ml 10 %
Coxibsd Suspensioni NA 10 %
Other NSAIDe Suspensioni 0.1–1 mg/ml 10 %
Biologicals
Adalimumab 50 mg/ml 50 mg/ml undilutedh
Etanercept 25 mg/ml 5 mg/ml NA
Infliximab 10 mg/ml 10 mg/ml NA
Omalizumab 1.25 μg/ml 1.25 μg/ml NA
Others
Local anesthetics Undilutedh 1/10 diluted undilutedh
Iodinated contrast media Undilutedh 1/10 diluted undilutedh
Gadolinium chelates Undilutedh 1/10 diluted NA
Patent blue Undiluted 1/10 diluted NA
Methylene blue Undiluted 1/100 diluted NA
Fluorescein Undilutedh 1/10 diluted undilutedh
Proton pump inhibitorsf Undilutedh 40 mg/ml 10 %
Anticonvulsantsg NA NA 10 %
Chlorhexidine digluconate 5 mg/ml 0.002 mg/ml 1 %

NA, not applicable or no recommended concentration; NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

a Heparins: unfractionated heparin, nadroparin, dalteparin, enoxaparin; testing contraindicated in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia; b heparinoids: danaparoid, fondaparinux; c pyrazolones: metamizole, propyphenazone, aminopyrine, phenazone, phenylbutazone; d coxibs: celecoxib, etoricoxib, valdecoxib; e other NSAIDs: e. g., aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, indomethacin, diclofenac, fenoprofen, meloxicam, mefenamic acid, nimesulide; f no intravenous solution available for intradermal testing with lansoprazole and rabeprazole, only for prick testing; g test initially with 1 % in the case of severe reactions; h use of the commercially available solution for intravenous infusion or subcutaneous injection; i tablet is ground to a powder and a suspension prepared using physiological saline solution