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Is It Safe To Donate Blood If Taking Lisinopril 20mg?
My friend is taking lisinopril 20mg and an omega 3 fish oil pill daily since the last 5 months. His blood pressure has been consistenly around 115/ 80. His weight is 73 kgs with a height of 1.67m. The question is whether he can donate blood (or to specific is it safe for him to donate blood) ?
Fri, 20 Jun 2014
Yes definitly he can donate the blood. According to the eligibility criterians for blood donation the hypertensive person with the controlled blood pressure either with medication or without medication can donate the blood if he can fulfill other normal criterias. It is really safe & will not cause any problem.
The hypertensives with the blood pressure more than 180/100 are deffered from blood donation.
Considering the narration about your friend all the parameters are seemingly good & BP is also quite well controlled he can safly give blood.
The hypertensives with the blood pressure more than 180/100 are deffered from blood donation.
Considering the narration about your friend all the parameters are seemingly good & BP is also quite well controlled he can safly give blood.
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