Blood Donor Qualifications - United Blood Services (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

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Have cold or flu symptoms or do not feel well on the day of donation.

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Have lived with a person with clinical hepatitis B or hepatitis C.

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Have a history of cancer in the past year (except some skin or in situ cancers).

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Had a blood transfusion, ear/skin piercing, accidental needle stick, or come in

contact with someone else’s blood in the past 12 months. (Ear/skin piercing

procedures may be acceptable depending on the technique used.)

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Had malaria in the past or traveled to a malarial risk area in the past 12 months.

Not to Donate

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Are or have been pregnant in the past 6 weeks.

if You:

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Have been treated for syphilis or gonorrhea in the past 12 months.

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Have used a needle to inject drugs not prescribed for you (including steroids).

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Are at risk for exposure to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

Tattoos may be acceptable if done at a regulated business in an approved state. Contact

your local center for a list of approved states.

If you take medication, you probably are eligible to donate. Here is a list of medications that may keep you

from donating for a period of time.

Medication

Waiting Time

Anticoagulants:

Two days since last dose

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Apixaban (Eliquis)

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Dalteparin (Fragmin)

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Enoxaparin (Lovenox)

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Dabigatran (Pradaxa)

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Edoxaban (Savaysa)

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Rivaroxaban (Xarelto)

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Warfarin (Coumadin, Jantoven, Warfilone)

Seven days since last dose

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Heparin

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Fondaparinux (Arixtra)

Isotretinoin (Absorica, Accutane, Amnesteem, Claravis,

One month since last dose

Myorisan, Sotret, Zenatane)

Finasteride (Proscar, Propecia)

Dutasteride (Avodart, Jalyn)

Six months since last dose

Vismodegib (Erivedge)

Seven months since last dose

Teriflunomide (Aubagio)

2 years since last dose

Blood transfusion, unlicensed vaccine, or hepatitis B immune

One year since last dose

globulin injection given to treat an exposure to hepatitis B

(this is not hepatitis B vaccine)

Acitretin (Soriatane)

Three years since last dose

Tegison, etretinate, growth hormone from human pituitary

May not donate blood

glands, bovine or beef insulin – if manufactured since 1980 in

the United Kingdom, clotting factor concentrates

BS 300L (Rev. 13)

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