Reference Source

Antibiotics

For Antibiotics, blood service is Canadian Blood Services; waiting period is temporary deferral; condition is depending on the reason for taking antibiotics, you may be temporarily unable to donate; if taking antibiotics to treat an infection, you should not donate; outcome is temporary deferral, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

Criterion
Antibiotics verified
Blood service
Canadian Blood Services our reading
Waiting period
temporary deferral
Condition
depending on the reason for taking antibiotics, you may be temporarily unable to donate; if taking antibiotics to treat an infection, you should not donate verified
Outcome
temporary deferral our reading
Sourceblood.ca
Verified2026-08-06
Review by2027-02-02
DatasetBlood donor deferral criteria compared across national blood services

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What the source says

Depending on the reason for taking antibiotics, you may be temporarily unable to donate. For example, if you are taking antibiotics to treat an infection, you should not donate blood, platelets or plasma.

blood.ca, retrieved 2026-08-06

Source

Last verified against source: 2026-08-06. Due for re-check by 2027-02-02. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.