Blood Plasma Safety: Plasma Product Risks Are Low If Good Manufacturing Practices Are Followed

Each year, 1 million people in the U.S. receive products manufactured from human plasma. Some diseases have been transmitted by blood plasma, some safety concerns remain. This (1) compares the risk of incorporating an infectious unit of plasma into further mfg. from volunteer vs. paid plasma donors for HIV, HBV, & HCV; (2) examines the impacts on plasma users when pooling large numbers of plasma donations into manufactured plasma products; (3) assesses the safety of end products from plasma after they have undergone further manufacturing & inactivation steps to kill or remove viruses; & much more.