While there are a few things that can preclude a person from giving blood, such as recent travel to an area affected by malaria, or not having enough iron in the blood, there are medications that are not good for blood donors as well. Aspirin is one medication that prevents a person from being a donor of platelets.Dec 9, 2017
Steroids are medications that can be prescribed to decrease inflammation and swelling. Steroids may mask an underlying infection, so a donor should be deferred for 1 week after the prescribed last dose when taken by mouth or injection. (No deferral for topical steroids, e.g., cream applied to skin, drops to eyes.)Jan 30, 2017
Pain relievers and common prescriptions: Yes As far as OTC pain relievers like Aleve, Advil or Tylenol go, you can give blood without any problems after taking them. Same goes with prescriptions for conditions like type 2 diabetes and asthma.Aug 31, 2020
MEDICATION DEFERRAL LISTAccutane.Antibiotics *Donors who are taking antibiotics are eligible to donate 24 hours after their last dose.Anti-Platelet Medications.Avodart.Blood thinners (such as Coumadin, Heparin, Lovenox, Warfarin)Bovine insulin.Hepatitis B Immune Globulin.Human-derived growth hormones.More items...
Illegal Drug Use. You may not donate blood if you have used illegal intravenous drugs or if you take anabolic steroids intravenously (unless you have a doctor's prescription) in the past 3 months.
Surgery: You must wait six months to donate after surgery. For outpatient surgical procedures, you must wait until you are completely healed and released from a doctor's care.
Anti-seizure Medications are usually taken to limit seizures/convulsions/epilepsy. If taking to avoid or control seizures, the donor must have had no more than 1 seizure in the past 12 months and none in the past 3 months to be eligible to donate.
Most medications do not prevent you from donating blood. Common medications — such as those used to control blood pressure, birth control pills and over-the-counter medications — do not affect your eligibility.
Must not donate if: If donor is being treated with Methotrexate, Sulfasalazine or Hydroxychloroquine as maintainance treatment for Arthritis or to treat alopecia and has no associated cardiovascular disease, accept.
Because arteries have higher blood pressure than veins, a puncture can lead to bleeding into the arm tissues around the puncture site. The signs of an arterial puncture include a faster blood flow and lighter-than-usual color of blood running through the tubes to the machine collecting your plasma.
Yes, if you are physically healthy. Taking an antidepressant is generally not a cause for deferral as long as you are well and have no side-effects from the medication.
Yes, as long as you have no complications from your diabetes, such as eye, heart, blood vessel or kidney problems, and your diabetes is well controlled through diet or oral medication. If you need insulin to control your diabetes, contact us to check your eligibility.