A

Conditions | Timing of Donation

Abortion/Miscarriage (w/o D & C)
Abortion/Miscarriage (w/ Dilation &
Curettage)
Acne vulgaris
Acupuncture
Age
Age >65 years old
Alcoholism, chronic
Alcohol intake
Allergies
Anemia, iron deficiency
Anemia, any other cause
Animal bite
Apheresis, platelet
Apheresis, red cell
Appendectomy
Arthritis
Asthma, mild
Asthma, Severe
Autoimmune disease like SLE

6 weeks

EFG
Conditions | Timing of Donation

1 year
2 weeks after healing
No deferral unless unsure of
sterilization technique used
16-65 y/o (16-17 w/ parental
consent)
Discretion of the blood bank
physician
Never
12 hours after last intake
No deferral unless suffering from
an allergy attack
After treatment, w/ Hgb 125 g/L
Never
12 months
72 hours
12 weeks
12 months after surgery
Anytime if not on medication
Anytime if not on medication
Never
Never

B
Conditions | Timing of Donation
BCG vaccine

2 weeks

Biopsy

Blood pressure

Benign and healed. After 12 months

Whole blood, 12 weeks but not more than 6x in
the past 12 months
Acceptable: 90-160 mmHg systolic; 60-100 mmHg
diastolic

Blood transfusion
Body or ear piercing

Ear holing

12 months

Embolism

Never

Emphysema

Never

Encephalitis

Never

Epilepsy/Convulsion/Seizure

Never

Epistaxis

Anytime if Hemoglobin is 125 g/L

Fainting Spells

Refer first

Fracture, with surgical intervention

12 months

Gallstone, asymptomatic

Anytime

Gastrectomy, gastroenterostomy

12 months

Gastroenteritis

1 month after recovery

Glandular fever
Glaucoma, if treated by eye-drops
other than beta-blocker

6 months after recovery

Gonorrhea

Never

Gout, quiescent

Accept

Active, Gout

3 months

Accept

H
Conditions | Timing of Donation
Hematuria

After recovery

Hemorrhoidectomy

12 months after recovery

Hay fever

Anytime if symptom-free

Head injuries, minor or severe

See "concussion"

12 months

Helminthiasis

1 month after complete recovery

12 months

Hepatitis A

Never

Boils

1 month after completing antibiotics

Hepatitis B

Never

Bronchiectasis

Never

Hepatitis B (sexual/parental)

1 month if HBsAg negative

Bronchitis, Acute

1 month after complete recovery

Herpes zoster

1 month after complete recovery

Bronchitis, Chronic

Anytime if symptom-free

High-risk occupation (e.g. prostitution)

Never

Brucellosis

Never

Hydatid disease

6 months after recovery

Hysterectomy

12 months after recovery

Hypertension

SBP >160, DBP >100, never

Hyperthyroidism

Anytime if not on medications

Hypotension

SBP <90, DBP < 60, never

Blood donation

C
Conditions | Timing of Donation
Chicken pox

1 month after recovery

Cataract
Childbirth

Anytime
9 months or 3 months after weaning, which ever is
longer

Chagas disease

Never

Cholecystitis
Cholecystectom
y

1 month after recovery

Incarceration (jail/prison)

12 months after recovery

May be done anytime if w/o vaccine associated
symptoms (e.g. fever)

Infection, superficial

If incarcerated longer than 72 hours, 12

months deferral
When healed or at least 1 week after end
of treatment

Influenza

1 month after complete recovery

Influenza, contact
Influenza, vaccine

3 days
May be done anytime without vaccineassociated symptoms (e.g. fever)

Jaundice, obstructive

12 months after recovery

Leptospirosis

3 months after recovery

Lung abscess

Never
3 years after treatment

Cholera vaccine
Colitis, simple
Colitis,
ulcerative

1 month after recovery

Common cold
Concussion,
mild

1 week after recovery

Never

IJLM
Conditions | Timing of Donation

3 months after recovery

D
Conditions | Timing of Donation
Dengue Fever

1 month after recovery if without

transfusion

Dental Surgery

12 months after healing

Malaria, infection
Malaria, travel to endemic area
w/o prophylaxis

Dental extraction, simple

72 hours

Malaria, travel to endemic area

3 years after treatment

1 month
Defer. Accept only after skin lesions have
completely healed.

Malignant disease

Never

Measles (Rubeola)
Meningitis

6 weeks after recovery

6 months after recovery and if no history
of fits

Migraine

Accept if asymptomatic

Dental extraction w/ abscess

Dermatitis
Diabetes, controlled by diet
and oral medication
Diabetes, uncontrolled and
on insulin

Anytime
Never

Diarrhea, infectious

1 month after recovery

Diphtheria

1 month after complete recovery

Diverticulosis

Anytime

Drugs, prohibited

Never

Dysentery, amoebic/bacillary

1 month after recovery

3 years after treatment

NOP
Conditions | Timing of Donation
Paget's disease

Never

Pancreatitis

1 month after complete recovery

Peptic Ulcer

3 months if symptom-free

Peritonitis

6 months after recovery

Phlebitis

3 months after recovery

Pneumothorax

6 months after recovery

Poliomyelitis
Polycythemia, secondary
(M: max 175; F: max 185)

12 months

Pregnancy

Never, see childbirth

Previous donation

At least 3 months, regular donor = 2 months

Prolonged bleeding

Never

Psoriasis

Never

Psychiatric disorder

Never

Pulse rate

Anytime if 50-100 beats/min (regular rhythm)

Conditions | Timing of Donation

Unexplained weight loss of more
than 5 kg within 6 months
URTI
Vitamins

Never
Wait until symptom-free

Vitiligo

Anytime
Accept if part of multi-system
disease; if cause unknown, never

Warts, genital

Never

Yellow fever vaccine

2 weeks

for therapeutic bleeding only

TIMING OF BLOOD DONATION IN RELATION TO

VACCINATION
Live Attenuated Vaccine

QRS
Conditions | Timing of Donation
Nephritis, Acute (pyelonephritis)

5 years after recovery

Nephritis, chronic

Defer permanently

BCG (Tuberculosis)
Chicken pox (Varicella
Zoster)

Defer donation for 1 month after vaccination

Measles

Defer donation for 1 month after vaccination

Mumps

Defer donation for 1 month after vaccination

Polio (oral)

Defer donation for 1 month after vaccination

Plague

Defer donation for 1 month after vaccination

Rabies (non-exposure)

Defer donation for 1 month after vaccination

Defer donation for 1 month after vaccination

Oral polio vaccine

2 wks after

Rabies (with exposure)

Defer donation for 1 year after vaccination

Osteomyelitis

6 months after recovery

Typhoid (oral)

Defer donation for 1 month after vaccination

Q fever

Never

Yellow fever

Defer donation for 1 month after vaccination

Renal Colic

Anytime if symptom free

Rabies Vaccine

12 months

Raynaud's disease

Never

Rheumatic fever

Never

Rheumatism

Anytime, if not on medications

Rubella (German measles)

4 weeks after recovery

Rubella contact, w/o immunity

4 weeks from last exposure

Rubella immunization

1 month

Sarcoidosis

Never

Scarlet fever

4 weeks after recovery

Schistosomiasis/Bilharzia

Never

Schistosomiasis prophylaxis

2 weeks

Septicemia

6 months after recovery

Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI)

Never

Skin cancer

Never

SLE

Never

Stomatitis

4 weeks after recovery

Sore eyes

4 weeks

Sty

4 weeks after recovery

Syphilis

Never

T
Conditions | Timing of Donation
Tattooing

12 months

Temperature

Anytime if T 37C

Tetanus

6 months after recovery

Thrombophlebitis

3 months after recovery

Thyroidectomy, benign

12 months after recovery

Thyroidectomy, malignant

Never

Thyrotoxicosis

Never

Tonsillitis

4 weeks after recovery

Tonsillectomy

12 months after recovery

Toxoplasmosis

6 months after recovery

Tuberculosis

1 year after complete recovery

Typhus

For plasma only

Typhus vaccine

Anytime if symptom-free, afebrile

UVWY

Killed Vaccines / Toxoids

Anthrax
Botulism
Cholera
Diphtheria
Hemophilus influenza
type B (HiB)
Hepatitis A (nonexposure)
Hepatitis B (nonexposure)
Influenza

May be done anytime if without vaccineassociated symptoms like fever

May be done anytime if without vaccineassociated symptoms like fever
May be done anytime if without vaccineassociated symptoms like fever
May be done anytime if without vaccineassociated symptoms like fever
May be done anytime if without vaccineassociated symptoms like fever
May be done anytime if without vaccineassociated symptoms like fever
May be done anytime if without vaccineassociated symptoms like fever
May be done anytime if without vaccineassociated symptoms like fever

TIMING OF BLOOD DONATIONS WHEN MEDICATIONS ARE

BEING TAKEN BY DONORS

Allergic Medications:
Penicillin, Aspirin
Allergic Medications: Single
dose
Allergic Medications:
Chronic intake

3 weeks after completion

3 days after
3 weeks after last dose

Analgesics, except Aspirin

Anytime if symptom-free

Anoretic
Anti-acne like Retinoids,
Retinoic Acid, Accutane

Anytime

Antibiotic other than anti-TB

drugs and Allergic Drugs

1 month deferral from last dose

Until 5 days after completion of treatment
and reasons for taking antibiotics must be
assessed

Anticonvulsant

Never

Antifungal (oral)

5 days after completion of treatment

Anytime. In case where fungal infections
involved the phlebotomy site, the donor
should be deferred temporarily

Antifungal (topical)
Antihistamine
Antihypertensive drugs
Antipsychotic drugs

Anytime
Anytime, not for platelet concentrate
preparation

Aspirin, Piroxicam

Never
Until TB is completely cured, see
"Tuberculosis"
Chronic intake - one week after last dose;
Single dose - 3 days after intake

Bronchodilators

Anytime

Colchicine
Contraceptive pills,
Depoprovera

If over the acute episode of gout

Corticosteroid (oral)

After completion of treatment

Decongestant

Anytime if symptom is free

Digitalis

Permanent deferral

Flagyl

1 week deferral

Growth hormone

Never

Hypoglycemic agent, oral

Anytime if sugar level is not very high or

controlled

Hypnotics used at bedtime

Anytime

Insulin

Never

Paracetamol

See "Analgesic"

Propecia

1 month deferral from last dose

Proscar

1 month deferral from last dose

Steroids preparation, topical

Anytime, as long as not at the

venipuncture site

Soriatane

3 years deferral

Steroids, oral

Never or depending on illness

Tranquilizers

Anytime

Tegison

Permanent deferral

Tetracycline for Acne

Anytime

Vitamins

Anytime

Other drugs for symptomatic

treatment

Anytime

Anti-TB drugs

Anytime