PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What Is The Plasma Donation Program?
When a test is run on your blood in a laboratory, the FDA requires that a quality control group be run with the test to make sure it is working properly. The FDA also requires that this vital quality control material come from human plasma (this ensures the utmost accuracy for the test kit). The only way to get this needed material is from consenting adult plasma donors.
Biolynk’s Plasma Donation Program educates and recruits patients who have been diagnosed with certain illnesses. Specifically, we look for patients who have been diagnosed with an infectious disease in the past 2-3 weeks (Infectious Disease List), we also look for patients who have ever been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease (Autoimmune Disease List), and we look for patients who carry rare, polyclonal blood antibodies (Polyclonal Antibody List)
If you have been diagnosed with any one of the diseases we look for and you meet our specific donor qualifications, you can become a plasma donor for this vital quality control material. You will be compensated each and every time you donate (up to $500 per donation, based on qualification).
Why Participate?
If Biolynk is unable to find patients who are willing to donate their plasma, then certain test kits could eventually go on back order. Therefore, by participating in our Plasma Donation Program you help maintain the availability of laboratory test kits, and you help future patients receive an accurate and prompt test result.
How to participate?
If you qualify to participate, you will be scheduled to visit an FDA licensed plasma collection facility. The facilities used for these donations meet the highest FDA standards, and all materials utilized in the plasma collection process are completely sterile and disposed of after each donation.
Your plasma will be collected via a process called plasmapheresis. This procedure is similar to donating whole blood (i.e. Red Cross). In the plasmapheresis process your plasma is collected alone returning your red blood cells back to you. This process typically leaves you without the blood donation side effects of being dizzy or weak. Your body will regenerate plasma collected by the donor centers within 24 hours. The FDA allows a patient to donate up to twice in a seven day period of time.
For more information about our Plasma Donation Program, please click here.
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