# Antibiotics — Blood donor deferral criteria compared across national blood services

For Antibiotics, blood service is American Red Cross (US); waiting period is 10 days; condition is after last antibiotic injection for an infection; outcome is temporary deferral, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Criterion:** Antibiotics _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Blood service:** American Red Cross (US) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Waiting period:** 10 days _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Condition:** after last antibiotic injection for an infection
- **Outcome:** temporary deferral _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Acceptable after finishing oral antibiotics for an infection (bacterial or viral). Can have taken last pill on the date of donation. Antibiotic by injection for an infection acceptable 10 days after last injection.

## Source

- https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/eligibility-requirements/eligibility-criteria-alphabetical.html

Last verified: 2026-08-06. Review by: 2027-02-02.
Part of [Blood donor deferral criteria compared across national blood services](https://referencesource.org/blood-donor-deferral-criteria/).