Donating Plasma: why donate?

Plasma that meets the strict safety requirements of the FDA and Talecris Plasma Resources contains various proteins that are used to manufacture life-enhancing and life-saving, plasma-derived, prescription drugs. These plasma protein therapies can be used to manage serious and often life-threatening conditions, including

• infection and shock
• blood loss due to trauma, burns, and surgery
• immune disorders
• hepatitis, tetanus, and rabies exposure
• lung disease caused by an inherited deficiency of the alpha-1 antitrypsin protein
• and hemophilia and other coagulation disorders.

Because of the time committment necessary for a donor to provide plasma (generally one to two hours for repeat donors), a financial compensation is made to the donor.