PT2

• Medications Commonly Accepted for Blood Donation (AABB)

  • Hypnotics used at bedtime
  • Blood pressure medications (if patient is free of side effects and cardiovascular symptoms)
  • Over-the-counter bronchodilators
  • Decongestants
  • Oral contraceptives
  • Replacement hormones
  • Weight-reduction drugs
  • Mild analgesics
  • Vitamins
  • Tetracyclines and other antibiotics taken for acne
• Primary use


  • Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
  • Male Baldness
  • Severe acne
  • Severe psoriasis
• Deferral

  • 1 month
  • 6 months
  • 3 years
  • Indefinite
  • 1 week
• Warfarin (Coumadin) is an oral anticoagulant