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 or have taken... which is also called... any time in the last...
medications...
Feldene piroxicam 2 days
Effient prasugrel 3 days
Anti-platelet agents
Brilinta ticagrelor 7 days
(usually taken to prevent stroke
or heart attack) Plavix clopidogrel
14 days
Ticlid ticlopidine
Zontivity vorapaxar 1 month
Arixtra fondaparinux
Eliquis apixaban
Fragmin dalteparin
Anticoagulants or “blood Lovenox enoxaparin 2 days
thinners” (usually to prevent
blood clots in the legs and lungs Pradaxa dabigatran
and to prevent strokes) Savaysa edoxaban
Xarelto rivaroxaban
Coumadin, Warfilone, Jantoven warfarin
7 days
Heparin, low molecular weight heparin
Accutane Myorisan
Amnesteem Sotret
Acne treatment isotretinoin
Absorica Zenatane
Claravis
Multiple myeloma Thalomid thalidomide 1 month
Rheumatoid arthritis Rinvoq upadacitinib
Hair loss remedy Propecia finasteride
Proscar finasteride
Prostate symptoms Avodart
dutasteride 6 months
Jalyn
Immunosuppressant Cellcept mycophenolate mofetil 6 weeks
Truvada, Descovy, Tenofovir, emtricitabine,
HIV Prevention (PrEP and PEP) 3 months
Tivicay, Isentress dolutegravir, raltegravir.
Erivedge vismodegib
Basal cell skin cancer
Odomzo sonidegib
2 years
Relapsing multiple sclerosis Aubagio teriflunomide
Rheumatoid arthritis Arava leflunomide
Hepatitis exposure Hepatitis B Immune Globulin HBIG
12 months
Experimental Medication or Unlicensed (Experimental) Vaccine
Soriatane acitretin 3 years
Psoriasis
Tegison etretinate
Ever
HIV treatment also known as antiretroviral therapy (ART)

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

Some medications affect your eligibility as a blood donor for the following reasons:

Anti-platelet agents affect platelet function, so people taking these drugs should not donate platelets for the indicated
time; however, 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; however, 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), 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 medicines as a prevention method for people
who are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) negative and at high risk of HIV infection.

PEP or post-exposure prophylaxis is a short-term treatment started as soon as possible after a high-risk exposure to HIV
to reduce the risk of infection.

ART or antiretroviral therapy is the daily use of a combination of HIV medicines (called an HIV regimen) to treat HIV
infection.

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 Medication or Unlicensed (Experimental) Vaccine is usually associated with a research study, and the
effect on the safety of transfused blood is unknown.

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