JPAC Joint United Kingdom (UK) Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee

Alopecia

Including

Baldness and hair loss treatments.

Obligatory

Must not donate if:
a) Dutasteride (Avodart®) taken in the last six months.

b) Finasteride (Propecia®, Proscar®) taken in the last four weeks.

c) Taking systemic anti-fungal treatment.

d) Related to malignancy or to its treatment.

Discretionary

If on no treatment, Hydroxychloroquine orally, or only on topical treatment, and the donor is otherwise well, accept.

See if Relevant

For systemic anti-fungal treatment:
Infection - Chronic

Malignancy

For hair transplants:
Surgery

For injected or oral steroid treatment:
Steroid Therapy

Additional Information

Dutasteride and finasteride can cause abnormal development of the sexual organs of a male baby within the womb. As it is not possible to know if an individual donation may be transfused to a pregnant woman, whose baby may be at risk, donations cannot be taken from people who may have one of these drugs in their blood. They remain in the blood even after treatment has stopped.

Reason for change

Hydroxychloroquine orally has been added to the discretionary acceptance.

Donor Information

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Update Information

This entry was last updated in:
DSG-WB Edition 203, Release 30.