Etretinate - Whole Blood and Components

Essential information

Obligatory

Must not donate if:

Has ever taken Etretinate (Tigason®).

Supporting information

See if relevant

• Acne
• Psoriasis
• Skin disease

Additional information

Etretinate (Tigason®) is no longer prescribed in many countries because it is highly teratogenic (causes birth deformities) and stays in the body for an extremely long time. It has largely been replaced by acitretin (Neotigason®) which also has restrictions - please follow the relevant link in the index.

As it is not possible to know if a donation may be given to a woman in the early stages of pregnancy, individuals who have ever been exposed to this drug cannot donate.

Reason for change:

A link has been added to Skin Disease.

Version details:

WB-DSG Edition 203 Release 01 (01 June 2010)