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Plasma donations are known as a way to make some extra cash - whether you are participating as a healthy donor or as donor with a medical condition - it can be an additional source of income for some. As you know from my previous posts, some centers collect plasma from healthy donors so that transfusions and transfusable products can be made. This is vital for saving lives worldwide.

But what about the plasma collected from those who have a medical condition? Where does that plasma go? It is true that if you test positive for any infectious illness or autoimmune condition you most likely are deferred to donate plasma at just about any healthy plasma center like Octapharma, CSL, Talecris, BioLife Plasma Services, etc. So for those who have a positive diagnosis, here are some of the basics on where your plasma goes and what it is used for.

1. Manufactured Non-Injectable Products

Manufactured products could range from positive test controls to diagnostic test kits. What does all that jumble of terms mean? It means that people who have positive antibodies to various conditions can help the medical research community create easier ways to diagnose illnesses. Plasma collected from donors with different medical conditions is used for product controls that are necessary for test kit validation and test kit development. What is a test kit? It is the method of testing your blood in hopes to detect the presence of an antibody (if any) and it can be indicative of an infectious illness or autoimmune condition (depending on the medical professional's interpretation of the results).

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2. Research Use

While some plasma is used for diagnostic kit development, other plasma can be used for researching therapeutic treatments. Having raw plasma available for testing is important for the research and development of new pharmaceuticals and other methods of treatment. New drugs need to be validated using donated plasma, blood, and other biological materials before reaching the clinical trial stage.

So to answer your questions - Where does my plasma go and why do researchers want plasma from people with a medical condition? -- Collected plasma from donations goes to improving diagnostic test kits and creating better treatments for the condition that you have.

Donating Plasma: Where Does My Plasma Go?

From my blog: http://idonateplasma.blogspot.com/2011/12/where-does-collected-plasma-go.html

Where Does Collected Plasma Go?