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Hello, I have reasonably servers asthma and take a symbicort turbo inhaler 400/12 every morning and night as well as having a salbutomol/ventilin inhaler as when needed. I was wondering if whilst taking these medications I could dontate blood or not? Thank you
Wed, 20 Feb 2019
Hi,
If your symptoms are well controlled, you don't feel short of breath, and your haemoglobin is normal, you may donate blood.
Avoid if you fell short of breath or your asthma has not been controlled well.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman, General & Family Physician
If your symptoms are well controlled, you don't feel short of breath, and your haemoglobin is normal, you may donate blood.
Avoid if you fell short of breath or your asthma has not been controlled well.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman, General & Family Physician
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