Some health conditions or medications may temporarily defer you from donating. If you have questions about your eligibility to donate, check the list of medications and health conditions below to see whether you can donate. If you do not find your answer there, just call the blood bank at (541) 484-9111 and speak with a nurse. You can also email your question to donate@laneblood.org
| MEDICAL CONDITIONS | |
|---|---|
| Colds and flu | symptom free for 1 week |
| Cancer—basal cell | can donate |
| Cancer—lymphoma or leukemia | cannot donate |
| Cancer—all other types | can donate after 2 years cancer free or completion of treatment |
| Diabetes—insulin dependent | cannot donate |
| Emphysema | cannot donate |
| Heart attack, heart disease | call for evaluation |
| Hepatitis, after age 11 | cannot donate, need evaluation |
| High Blood Pressure | can donate if controlled. |
| Low iron | 24 hours |
| Malaria | 3 year wait |
| Oral surgery, tooth extraction | 3 day wait |
| Surgery—with transfusion | 12 month wait |
| Surgery—without transfusion | call for evaluation |
| MEDICATIONS | |
| Antibiotics | 7 day wait from last dose |
| Allergy medications | can donate if experiencing no symptoms |
| Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Tylenol | can donate |
| Birth control pills | can donate |
| Blood pressure medications | can donate |
| Hormone replacement therapy | can donate |
| Supplements containing metal | cannot donate |
| Thyroid medication | can donate |
| Tranquilizers | can donate |
| Vitamins | can donate |
| VACCINATIONS | |
| Measles, Mumps, Rubella | one-month wait |
| Flu | can donate |
| Hepatitis series | 4 week wait |
| OTHER RESTRICTIONS | |
| Body piercing, tattoos | can donate if procedure performed in an Oregon licensed facility; otherwise 12 month wait |
| Dieting | Steady weight loss program OK as long as loss does not exceed 3 pounds in two weeks |
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cannot donate during pregnancy and for 6 weeks after end of pregnancy. Nursing mothers are advised not to donate |
| Residence on US military base in Europe | call for criteria |
| Travel to malaria area | 12 month wait; call for evaluation |
| Travel to or residence in the UK that adds up to 3 months or more between 1980-1996 | cannot donate |
| Travel to or residence in Europe that adds up to 5 years or more since 1980 | cannot donate |
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