Drug treatment - Bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell

Also known as: medication

Essential information

Obligatory

See: any specific entry for the disease being treated or the drug taken.

The taking of some drugs may make a donor ineligible. This could be due to the underlying disease or to the medication.

Discretionary

Self-medication with some drugs (e.g. vitamins, aspirin, sleeping tablets) need not prevent a donation being accepted, providing the donor meets all other criteria.

Supporting information

See if relevant

• Addiction and drug abuse
• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Reason for change:

Entry carried over from previous Edition.

Version details:

BM-DSG Edition 203 Release 02 (11 December 2007)