Intravenous drugs and use of pharmaceutical products without a doctor’s prescription

Drug use prevents blood donation. An isolated case of trying drugs or casual use of drugs other than intravenous drugs causes a temporary, two week long obstacle to blood donation. The use of intravenous drugs, even just once, means you may not donate blood.

The use of intravenous pharmaceutical products (e.g. anabolic steroids) without a doctor’s prescription, even just once, prevents you from donating blood.

If your sex partner has used intravenous drugs or other intravenous pharmaceutical products without doctor’s prescription, please call our information number in order to check your eligibility to donate blood.

Would you like more information? Please call the free information number for blood donors on 0800 0 5801 (Mon to Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).