Immunoglobulins
USED TO TREAT
Immunology-Immunodeficiencies
Neurology-Immune-mediated diseases
Haematology
Dermatology
OUTCOMES
Infection prevention
Regulation of overreacting immune system
Improved quality of life
Increased life expectancy
Plasma
Plasma-derived medicines are unique biologic medicines that treat people with plasma protein deficiencies and dysfunctions. The source material for manufacturing these medicines comes only from human donations. For most of the conditions that plasma-derived medicines treat, patients have no alternative treatment.
Without plasma donations, treatment would be unavailable, putting the lives of many patients at risk.
What is plasma?
Plasma is the single largest component of human blood and acts as a transporting medium for cells and a variety of substances vital to the human body. It contains water, salts, enzymes, antibodies, and other proteins. Plasma also carries out many critical functions, including fighting diseases, and is, therefore, essential for numerous therapies.
92%
Water
7%
Proteins
1%
Other
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Plasma: More Than Just Blood
Whole blood and blood component donations are mostly used in hospitals for transfusions required during surgery or other medical treatments. Source plasma donations are used to manufacture lifesaving plasma-derived medicinal products.
Source plasma
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Source plasma
Source plasma is collected through plasmapheresis, where plasma is separated from blood before the remaining components are returned to the donor’s body. It is used exclusively for manufacturing into final therapies.
Source plasma
Source plasma is collected through plasmapheresis, where plasma is separated from blood before the remaining components are returned to the donor’s body. It is used exclusively for manufacturing into final therapies.
Plasma is essential
Plasma is not only essential for unique lifesaving therapies that treat rare and chronic diseases but also for everyday medicine, emergencies, surgical and preventive medicine. Find out more about what plasma in everyday medicine is used to treat.
Plasma protein
Used to treat
Outcomes
Immunoglobulins
- Immunology-Immunodeficiencies
- Neurology-Immune-mediated diseases
- Hematology
- Dermatology
- Infection prevention
- Regulation of overreacting immune system
- Improved quality of life
- Increased life expectancy
Clotting factors
- Bleeding from trauma
- Over dosage of anticoagulants
- Liver disease
- Bleeding Disorders
- Other rare coagulation disorders
- Improved quality of life
- Increased life expectancy
C1 esterase inhibitor
- Hereditary Angioedema
- Improved quality of life
- Increased life expectancy
Plasma for your everyday medicines
Plasma is not only essential for treating rare and chronic diseases — find out more about how plasma is used for everyday medicine, emergencies, and surgical preventive medicine.
Animal bites
(Anti-tetanus IG)
Liver conditions
(Albumin)
Burns
(Albumin)
Cardiopulmonary issues
(Albumin)
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THE Value of plasma To SOCIETY
Plasma-derived medicines are high-impact pharmaceuticals that provide lifelong benefits to patients. Over the years, these medicines have delivered significant value to society through increased life expectancy, improved quality of life, and reduced life-threatening complications for individuals with plasma protein deficiencies.
As policies to slow health spending are debated, it is critical to maintain access to lifesaving treatments for rare disease patients.
10-YEAR SURVIVAL RATE OF PATIENTS WITH COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNE DEFICIENCY, BY YEAR
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Source: Chapel H, Lucas M, Lee M, et al. Common variable immunodeficiency disorders: Division into distinct clinical phenotypes. Blood. 2008; 112(2):277–286.
LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A PATIENT BORN WITH HEMOPHILIA,
BY YEAR
BY YEAR
Source: Aledort, L. The evolution of comprehensive haemophilia care in the United States: Perspectives from the frontline. Haemophilia. 2016; 22(2):676-683.
THE Value of plasma to patients
Medicines made with plasma are often the only and most effective therapies for many rare and chronic diseases. Each therapy is unique due to the pharmacologic and manufacturing differences that exist across different brands and patients’ unique response to the treatments. Plasma-derived medicines are non-interchangeable, sole-source biologics, therefore it is essential that patients have access to their medically justifiable therapy.
Find a donation cenTRE
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