Medications of Concern for Blood Donation

Please call us (284-4475) prior to donating blood if you are now taking or if you have EVER taken any of these medications:

• Coumadin© (warfarin) - usually given to prevent blood clots
• Proscar© (finasteride) - usually given for prostate gland enlargement
• Avodart© (dutasteride) - usually given for prostate enlargement
• Propecia© (finasteride) - usually given for baldness
• Accutane© (Amnesteem, Claravis, Sotret, isotretinoin) - usually given for severe acne
• Soriatane© (acitretin) - usually given for severe psoriasis
• Tegison© (etretinate) - usually given for severe psoriasis
• Plavix© (clopidogrel) - antiplatelet medication - usually given to reduct the risk of heart attack, stroke
• Ticlid© (ticlopidine) - antiplatelet medication - usually given to reduce the risk of stroke
• Growth Hormone from Human Pituitary Glands - used only until 1985, usually for children with delayed or impaired growth
• Insulin from Cows (Bovine, or Beef, Insulin) - used to treat diabetes
• Hepatitis B Immune Globulin - given following an exposure to hepatitis B.
  Note: This is different from the hepatitis B vaccine which is a series of three injections given over a six-month period to prevent future infection from exposures to hepatitis B.
• Unlicensed Vaccine - usually associated with a research protocol.