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
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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
- blood.cahttps://www.blood.ca/en/blood/am-i-eligible-donate-blood/eligibility/medications-vaccinations