How to Prepare for Your Monitored Challenge Appointment

To help you prepare for your visit, please review the information below.

Please be aware, we are unable to receive text replies. If you have questions about your appointment, need to cancel or reschedule, please call us @ 503-228-0155.

Please ALWAYS bring a current insurance card with you to your visit. Plans are often updated or slightly modified especially at the beginning of a year. We will need to check your card each visit for any changes and scan if needed. Incorrect insurance billing information can cause delays in processing your claim and cause charges to be transferred to you until correct information is obtained. If you are covered by more than one insurance, please bring ALL insurance cards to your visit.  

Additionally, please bring a valid photo ID to your visit.  If the patient is a minor, please have a parent/guardians photo ID available.

  • Your visit is scheduled for a monitored challenge.  This could be for a food or medication. 

  • Please arrive 10 minutes early for your appointment.

  • Stop antihistamines and high dose vitamin C (>1000 mg) for 5 days prior to your visit.  For a complete list of medications to avoid or continue, click here: https://www.allergyclinic.net/medicationsinfo

  • FOR AN ORAL FOOD CHALLENGE: Please bring 1-2 full servings of the food to be challenged with you. If it requires home preparation, please prepare as simply as possible (limited spices/other foods)

  • FOR MEDICATIONS: You will likely need to pick up the medication to be challenged at the pharmacy ahead of time. For an over-the-counter medication, please bring the entire bottle with you to the appointment in an original label.   Exception: For penicillin testing, we will provide all testing and oral challenge medications.  If you are unsure, please call our office to clarify @ 503-228-0155.

Parking validation is available for Smart Park (10th & Yamhill). Get more information about the location and how to use the new validation codes on our patient resources page: https://www.allergyclinic.net/patient-resources