Can people with controlled hypertension donate blood?
Dr Ambika Nanu
Additional Professor & Head,
Department of Transfusion Medicine,
AIIMS,
New Delhi
Additional Professor & Head,
Department of Transfusion Medicine,
AIIMS,
New Delhi
Q: Are people with blood pressure in the region of 140/90 and having regular medicines to keep it under control allowed to donate blood?
A:Yes persons with a BP of 140/90 under control can donate blood.