Medication Deferral List

DO NOT STOP taking medications prescribed by your doctor in order to donate blood.

Donating while taking these drugs could have a negative effect on your health or on the health of the recipient of your blood.

Please tell us if you are being treated with any of the following types of medications:

Anti-platelet agents
(usually taken to prevent stroke or heart attack)

or have taken...	any time in the last...
Feldene which is also called piroxicam	2 days
Effient which is also called prasugrel	3 days
Brilinta which is also called ticagrelor	7 days
Plavix which is also called clopidogrel	14 days
Ticlid which is also called ticlopidine	14 days
Zontivity which is also called vorapaxar	1 month

Anticoagulants or “blood thinners”
(usually taken to prevent blood clots in the legs and lungs and to prevent strokes)

or have taken...	any time in the last...
Arixtra which is also called fondaparinux	2 days
Eliquis which is also called apixaban	2 days
Fragmin which is also called dalteparin	2 days
Lovenox which is also called enoxaparin	2 days
Pradaxa which is also called dabigatran	2 days
Savaysa which is also called edoxaban	2 days
Xarelto which is also called rivaroxaban	2 days
Coumadin, Warfilone, or Jantoven which are also called warfarin	7 days
Heparin, low molecular weight heparin	7 days

Acne treatment

or have taken...	any time in the last...
Accutane which is also called isotretinoin	1 Month
Amnesteem which is also called isotretinoin	1 Month
Absorica which is also called isotretinoin	1 Month
Claravis which is also called isotretinoin	1 Month
Myorisan which is also called isotretinoin	1 Month
Sotret which is also called isotretinoin	1 Month
Zenatane which is also called isotretinoin	1 Month

Multiple myeloma

or have taken...	any time in the last...
Thalomid which is also called thalidomide	1 Month
Revlimid which is also called lenalidomine	1 Month

Rheumatoid arthritis

or have taken...	any time in the last...
Rinvoq which is also called upadacitinib	1 Month

Hair loss remedy

or have taken...	any time in the last...
Propecia which is also called finasteride	1 Month

Prostate symptoms

or have taken...	any time in the last...
Proscar which is also called finasteride	1 Month
Avodart which is also called dutasteride	6 Months
Jalyn which is also called dutasteride	6 Months

Immunosuppressant

or have taken...	any time in the last...
Cellcept which is also called mycophenolate mofetil	6 weeks

Hepatitis exposure

or have taken...	any time in the last...
Hepatitis B Immune Globulin which is also called HBIG	3 months

HIV Prevention ( also known as PrEP and PEP)

Any medication taken by mouth (oral) to prevent HIV

or have taken...	any time in the last...
Truvada which is also called emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate	3 months
Descovy which is also called emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide	3 months

Injectable HIV prevention

or have taken...	any time in the last...
Apretude which is also called cabotegravir	2 years

Basal cell skin cancer

or have taken...	any time in the last...
Erivedge which is also called vismodegib	2 years
Odomzo which is also called sonidegib	2 years

Relapsing multiple sclerosis

or have taken...	any time in the last...
Aubagio which is also called teriflunomide	2 years

Rheumatoid arthritis

or have taken...	any time in the last...
Arava which is also called leflunomide	2 years

Psoriasis

or have taken...	any time in the last...
Soriatane which is also called acitretin	3 years
Tegison which is also called etretinate	Ever

HIV treatment

or have taken...	any time in the last...
Any medication to treat HIV. May also be called antiretroviral therapy (ART)	Ever

Experimental Medication

or have taken...	any time in the last...
Experimental Medication	12 Months

DO NOT STOP taking medications prescribed by your doctor in order to donate blood.

Some medications may affect donor eligibility for the following reasons:

Anti-platelet agents affect platelet function, so people taking these drugs should not donate platelets for the indicated time. You may still be able to donate whole blood or red blood cells by apheresis.

Anticoagulants or "blood thinners" are used to treat or prevent blood clots in the legs, lungs, or other parts of the body, and to prevent strokes. These medications affect the blood’s ability to clot, which might cause excessive bruising or bleeding when you donate; You may still be able to donate whole blood or red blood cells by apheresis.

Isotretinoin, finasteride, dutasteride acitretin and etretinate can cause birth defects. Your donated blood could contain high enough levels to damage the unborn baby if transfused to a pregnant woman.

Thalomid (thalidomide), Revlimid (lenalidomide) Erivedge (Vismodegib), Odomzo (sonidegib), Aubagio (teriflunomide), and Rinvoq (upadacitinib) may cause birth defects or the death of an unborn baby if transfused to a pregnant woman.

Cellcept (mycophenolate mofetil) and Arava (leflunomide) are immunosuppressants that may cause birth defects or the death of an unborn baby if transfused to a pregnant woman.

PrEP or pre-exposure prophylaxis involves taking a specific combination of oral medicines (short-acting antiviral PrEP) or injections (long-acting antiviral PrEP) as a prevention method for people who are HIV negative and at high risk of HIV infection. FDA has determined that the available data demonstrate that the use of PrEP or PEP may delay the detection of HIV by currently licensed screening tests for blood donations, potentially resulting in false negative results in infected individuals. Although “Undetectable = Untransmittable” for sexual transmission, this does not apply to transfusion transmission.

PEP or post-exposure prophylaxis is a short-acting treatment started as soon as possible after a high-risk exposure to HIV to reduce the risk of infection. FDA has determined that the available data demonstrate that the use of PrEP or PEP may delay the detection of HIV by currently licensed screening tests for blood donations, potentially resulting in false negative results in infected individuals. Although “Undetectable = Untransmittable” for sexual transmission, this does not apply to transfusion transmission.

ART or antiretroviral therapy is the use of a combination of HIV medicines (called an HIV regimen) to treat HIV infection. HIV infection requires a permanent deferral despite treatment with ART. Antiretroviral drugs do not fully eliminate the virus from the body, and donated blood from individuals infected with HIV taking ART can potentially still transmit HIV to a transfusion recipient. Although “Undetectable = Untransmittable” for sexual transmission, this does not apply to transfusion transmission.

Hepatitis B Immune Globulin (HBIG) is an injected material used to prevent hepatitis B infection following a possible or known exposure to hepatitis B. HBIG does not prevent hepatitis B infection in every case, therefore, persons who have received HBIG must wait to donate blood.

Experimental Medications are usually associated with a research study, and the effect on their safety of transfused blood is unknown.

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