Donor Qualification
Medication
Medications taken on a regular basis that exclude you from donating blood
Click on the corresponding letter.
COMMERCIAL/GENERIC NAMES
If you are taking any of the following medications on a regular basis, you cannot give blood.
Macitentan
Matulane
Maxidol
Maxipime
Megace OS
Megestrol
Mekinist
Melphalan
Mercaptopurine
Methimazole
Methotrexate
Methoxsalen
Methysergide maleate
Metoject
Mexiletin
Mifegymiso
Minitran
Misoprostol/Diclofenac
Misoprostol/Mifepristone
Motrimax
Mycophenolate
Myfortic
Myochrysine
Myleran
Nadroparine Calcium
Nafarelin
Nicoumalone (Acenocoumarol)
Nilotinib
Nintedanib
Nitro
Nitro-Dur
Nitroglycerin (glyceryl trinitrate)
Nitrol
Nitrolingual
Nitrostat
Noromby
Novamoxin
Nylidrin
Obinutuzumab
Odomzo
Ofev
Opsumit
Orgaran
Oxsoralen
Oxsoralen-Ultra
If you have specific questions for Héma-Québec's staff before you go to a blood drive, please call the donor information line at
- Child birth/Breast-feeding/Pregnancy
- Acupuncture/Electrolysis
- Age
- Allergies
- Cancer
- Cholesterol
- Dentist
- Diabetes
- Drugs
- Iron
- Hemoglobin
- Sexual relations
- Sore throat
- Body piercing/Tattoos
- Tick bite
- Weight
- Medication
- Cold
- Trali (Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury)
- Vaccinations
- Travel
- For more information, please contact our Donor Services at: 1 800 847.2525