Diuretics

Also Known As	Water tablets.
Obligatory	Must not donate if: a) Taken for heart failure. b) Taken for kidney failure.
Discretionary	a) If taken for pre-menstrual syndrome, accept. b) If taken to treat hypertension as either the only drug or with other anti-hypertensive medication, accept.
See if Relevant	Blood Pressure - High Cardiovascular Disease Kidney and Bladder Disease
Additional Information	Diuretics (water tablets) are used for many different reasons. If they are taken for a serious condition such as heart or kidney failure the donor should not be accepted.
Reason for change	'Obligatory' and 'Additional Information' entries have been added together with links to 'Cardiovascular Disease' and 'Kidney Disease'. The 'Discretionary' entry has been amended to be consistent with the change to 'Blood Pressure - High'.
Donor Information	If you wish to obtain more information regarding a personal medical issue please contact your National Help Line. Please do not contact this web site for personal medical queries, as we are not in a position to provide individual answers.

Update Information: This entry was last updated in:
DSG-WB Edition 203, Release 22.