Diuretics - Whole Blood and Components

Also known as: water tablets

Essential information

Obligatory

Must not donate if:

1. Taken for heart failure.
2. Taken for kidney failure.

Discretionary

1. If taken for pre-menstrual syndrome, accept.
2. If taken to treat hypertension as either the only drug or with other anti-hypertensive medication, accept.

Supporting information

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'.

Version details:

WB-DSG Edition 203 Release 22 (17 June 2014)