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Donor Eligibility (continued)

There are also certain medications that can cause you to be deferred. These medications cause deferral for ALL donors. 

Temporary Deferrals:

• Antigen injections for treatment of allergies (24 hours after last injection)
• Avodart, also known as Dutasteride (6 months after last dose)
• Propecia, Proscar, also known as Finasteride (1 month after last dose)

Longer Term Deferrals:

• Accutane, Amnesteem, Claravis, Sotret, also known as Isotretinion (Deferral may be reversed if discontinued use for more than 1 month can be determined)
• Hepatitis Immunoglobulin (1 year) 
• Soriatane, also known as Acitretin (3 years from last dose)

Indefinite Deferrals:

• Tegison, also known as Etretinate (indefinite)
• Beef insulin (indefinite)

Platelet pheresis donors only. NO DEFERRAL FOR WHOLE BLOOD DONORS.

• Aspirin (2 days)
• Feldene, known as Piroxicam (2 days)
• Plavix (Clopidogrel), Ticlid (Ticlopidine) (14 days)

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