Blood Donors on Medication: An Approach to Minimize Drug Burden for Recipients of Blood Products and to Limit Deferral of Donors

    January 2009 in “ Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy ”
    Christian Becker, Dirk O. Stichtenoth, Michael G. Wichmann … L. Szinicz
    Studysummary This study concluded that blood donors on certain medications can donate blood products with less than 50 ml single-donor plasma for adult use without deferral, except for those taking specific medications like retinoids and genotoxic drugs.
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