Are there special eligibility requirements?
In addition to general donor eligibility requirements (e.g., age, weight, health status), platelet apheresis donors must be free of any aspirin product or aspirin-containing medicine for at least 48 hours, and free from any ibuprofen product for at least 24 hours prior to donating. At your donation appointment, your hemoglobin will be tested to ensure that an acceptable measure of iron is present (at least 12.5 g/dL).And results from the standard miniphysical and confidential interview also will be used to determine eligibility. Learn more Please call us at 1-888-GIVE-BLD. • Making an HLA-Match Cancer patients, many undergoing multiple treatments for years, may develop antibodies to foreign antigens and require platelets specifically matched to their unique set of Human Leukocyte Antigens (HLA)—critical components in the immune system’s defense against bacteria, viruses and parasites. When your HLA-type proves to be the best match for a patient with a similar HLA profile, you may be ca
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