JPAC Joint United Kingdom (UK) Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee

Migraine

ObligatoryMust not donate if:
Migraine is severe and occurs more than once a week.
DiscretionaryProviding the migraine is not severe and occurs less than once a week, even if on prophylactic treatment, accept.
See if RelevantHeadache
Additional InformationMigraine is caused by a disturbance in the normal blood flow to parts of the brain. In its more severe forms it can be severely disabling. By not accepting people with the more severe forms of migraine we hope to prevent precipitating an attack through the process of donating blood.

Any donor who has had severe migraine associated with giving blood on more than one occasion should be advised not to continue as a donor.
Reason for changeThe 'Obligatory' entry has been reworded for clarity.

The 'Discretionary' entry has also been reworded for clarity and has been changed to reflect the change in policy on the use of clonidine for treating high blood pressure.
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Update Information

This entry was last updated in:
DSG-WB Edition 203, Release 01.