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How much plasma is needed?

April 26, 2017needed Plasma

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How much plasma is needed?

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Worldwide, the total demand for plasma by fractionators (pharmaceutical companies who further manufacture human plasma into plasma- derived therapies) exceeds 20 million liters. The amount collected by plasmapheresis in source plasma collection facilities is roughly 13 million liters from more than 15 million donations. The remaining liters are recovered from whole blood donations at community or Red Cross blood banks.