The Blood and Tissue Center of Central Texas

Some health conditions, medications, and travel may temporarily or permanently prevent people from donating blood. All donors must be
in good health, at least 17 years old, and weigh at least 115 pounds to donate whole blood or 110 pounds to donate platelets.
If you have questions, contact the operations manager at 512-206-1108 or whocandonate@inyourhands.org.

Are you feeling well and healthy today?
Refer to Medications section below to answer donor questions about antibiotics. Donor must be in good health on day of donation.

Medical Conditions

AIDS / HIV Infection or exposure risk factors. For more information, click here. Cannot donate

Cancer:

Leukemia or any hematological malignancy, Lymphoma Cannot donate
(ex: Hodgkins or non-Hodgkins)

Basal Cell Acceptable day after removed

Squamous Cell of the Skin Acceptable one week after removed

Other cancers, cured, more than 2 years since diagnosis and end of treatment Acceptable

Breast Cancer Call

Chagas� disease and babesiosis Cannot donate

Cold or flu symptoms (must be feeling well and healthy) 1-day wait

Family history of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) or fatal neurological disease Cannot donate

Diabetes Acceptable

Heart attack 12-month wait

Hematocrit is too low (iron level) 1-day wait

Hepatitis or yellow jaundice at age 11 or older Cannot donate

Hepatitis exposure or hepatitis B immune globulin shot 12-month wait

Pregnancy 6-week wait

Syphilis or gonorrhea 12-month wait

West Nile Virus, no longer symptomatic 120-day wait

Medical Procedures

Received a blood transfusion, skin graft or tissue transplant. 12-month wait

Ever received a cornea transplant 12-month wait

Received dura mater graft (brain covering graft) Cannot donate

Heart surgery due to heart attack 12-month wait

Received human growth hormone prior to 1985 Cannot donate

Have a pacemaker or implanted defibrillator Cannot donate

Colonoscopy No wait

Medications

Accutane (Amnesteem, Claravis, Sotret, Isotretinoin) 1-month wait after completion
Experimental medication 12-month wait after completion

Jalyn 6-month wait after completion

Effient (Prasugrel) Apheresis Platelets: 2 weeks, Whole Blood: No wait

Acitretin (Soriatane) 3-year wait after completion

Antibiotics for an infection Day after completion with no signs or symptoms

Aspirin, Feldene, Piroxicam or any aspirin-containing product Apheresis Platelets: 48-hours, Whole Blood: No wait

Avodart (Dutasteride) 6-month wait after completion

Beef insulin Call nurse manager at 206-1108

Coumadin (Warfarin) 2-weeks after completion

Etretinate (Tegison) Cannot donate

Plavix (Clopidogrel, Pletal, Ticlid, Ticlopidine, Cilostazol) Apheresis Platelets: 2 weeks, Whole Blood: No wait

Proscar (Finasteride), Propecia 1-month wait after completion

Travel

Travel to Iraq 12-month wait

Travel to a Malaria area 12-month wait

Immigrating from a Malaria area (moving to US) 3-year wait

Cumulative of 3 months or more has been spent in the United Kingdom from 01/01/1980 to Cannot donate
12/31/1996. United Kingdom (UK) is defined as England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland,
Isle of Man, Channel Islands, Gibraltar, and the Falkland Islands. The Republic of Ireland
is not included in the definition of the UK but is included in the definition of Europe.

Received a transfusion of blood, platelets, plasma, cryoprecipitate, or granulocytes in Cannot donate
the United Kingdom or France since 01/01/1980.

Cumulative of 5 years or more in Europe (including time spent in the UK from Cannot donate
01/01/1980 to 12/31/1996).

Were a member of the US Military, a civilian military employee, or a dependent of a Cannot donate
member of the US Military from 01/01/1980 to 12/31/1996 and spent a cumulative of
6 months or more associated with a military base in any of the following countries:
Belgium, The Netherlands or Germany (01/01/1980 to 12/31/1990); Spain, Portugal,
Turkey, Italy or Greece (01/01/1980 to 12/31/1996).

Vaccinations

Flu shots Acceptable

Smallpox vaccination 8-week wait

Hepatitis B vaccination 2-week wait after each dose

Other vaccines Call nurse manager at 206-1108

Unlicensed vaccines 1-year wait

Other

Ear/Body piercing: performed under sterile conditions, in a Texas licensed Acceptable
facility, with a single use device (must be healed, no sign of infection)

Ear/Body piercing: NOT performed under sterile conditions, done in prison, at home, 12-month wait
by a friend, or in another state or country

Jailed for 3 or more consecutive days 12-month wait

Tattoo: applied in a Texas licensed facility with use of sterile needles and ink Acceptable
(must be healed, no sign of infection)

Tattoo: applied in prison, at home or by a friend, or in another state or country 12-month wait