Can you really get paid for selling your plasma? Is this for real? Many people ask me these questions and so I felt like it would be a good idea to set the record straight. Let's talk about the facts.
Whether you are healthy or have a medical condition, you can help others by participating in donating plasma.
Here are the easy steps:
1. Find a location nearest you by using the links below
2. Talk to your doctor or healthcare provider to make sure you are healthy enough
3. Drink plenty of water and fluids, and be sure to have a meal before donating
4. Arrive 15 minutes early to your appointment for paperwork.
5. Expect the first donation to take about 3 hours and subsequent donations 2 hours.
Healthy people are needed to donate plasma to help save lives.
Average payment for donation: $20-50
Average time it takes: 1.5-2 hours
Requirements:
Must be healthy
Must test negative for Hepatitis, HIV, and other conditions
Must be an adult (age 18 or older)
Must weigh at least 110lbs
Cannot be pregnant or breast-feeding
People with medical conditions are needed to donate plasma to help researchers.
Average payment for donation: $200-500
Average time it takes: 1.5-2 hours
Requirements:
Must be diagnosed with a medical condition (see below)
Must be able to provide proof of a positive test result or a diagnosis
Must be an adult (age 18 or older)
Must weight at least 110lbs.
Cannot be pregnant or breast-feeding
Qualified donors will have positive result and a specific antibody levels
Infectious:
- Chicken Pox (VZV)
- EBV (Mono)
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis C
- HIV (type 2)
- HTLV
- Toxoplasmosis
- Syphilis
- Rubella
- CMV
- West Nile Virus
- Lyme
- Babesiosis
People with an infectious illness must have been diagnosed recently within 0-3 months, with the exception of Toxoplasmosis, Babesiosis, and HTLV.
Autoimmune:
- Crohn's
- Wegner's
- Thyroid disease
- Hashimoto's
- Sjogren's
- Celiac
- Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
Why are companies paying people to donate plasma?
Healthy plasma centers:
A plasma center collecting plasma from healthy donors is most likely collecting for fractionation or transfuable products. What am I talking about? In simple English, they need plasma so that they can save lives through transfusions and other important blood products.
Centers who look for people with medical conditions:
Manufacturers, like SeraCare Life Sciences, are looking for people with different conditions to donate plasma because they are collaborating with pharmaceutical companies, IVD manufacturers, and other research groups to great better diagnostic tools and better treatments. This means that they are using plasma for research purposes - to help improve medicine.
Why does SeraCare pay $200-500 and healthy centers pay only $20-50?
Those who have been diagnosed with an infectious illness or an autoimmune disease are often suffering from their symptoms, and may have trouble with mobility or even getting to the center. Many also have a considerable amount of medical bills and need the extra financial compensation to make it worth while.
So can you really get paid to donate plasma? Absolutely. Whether you are healthy or have an illness, you can help others and make extra money while doing so. Be sure to check out other posts about donor safety and FDA regulations.