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These are some of the most-ordered plasma products in Australia. Here’s how many blood donations it takes to make them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Infographic based on:

‘Approximate number of whole blood or plasmapheresis donations required to manufacture Australia’s plasma-derived therapies’. Fact sheets from CSL Biotherapies, Apr 2016 and Jan 2011.

‘What does plasma get used for?’ iTRANSFUSE Fact Sheet from Australian Red Cross Lifeblood.