DONATE PLASMA
After you qualify for Biolynk’s Donation Program, our specialists will walk you through the process and make your plasma donation easy, and rewarding.
DONATION PROCESS
Your First Plasma Donation
For your first appointment, plan on spending about 3 hours at the donor center. Here is what you can expect...
Part 1:
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While you wait to donate, you will have your blood pressure checked as well as your pulse, temperature, and weight.
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You will meet with a health care provider who will explain how the plasmapheresis process works and ask you the required donor questions.
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You will meet with a doctor and be given a physical examination.
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You will also be asked about your medical history.
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You may be given a urinalysis and other basic lab procedures.
Part 2:
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When it is time for you to donate, a nurse or a phlebotomist will direct you to a donor station where an IV will be placed in your arm to collect the needed plasma.
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You will be monitored throughout the whole donation process by a nurse who will ensure that all safety procedures are being met.
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The amount of plasma you will donate depends entirely upon your weight.
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A full plasma donation does not exceed 880 mL.
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After you are done donating, your blood will be spun down in a centrifuge in order to separate the red blood cells from the plasma.
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After your plasma is spun down, you will receive your red blood cells back along with some saline (salty water) so as to replace the volume of fluid lost.
Part 3:
After you are done donating, you will receive payment for the donation.
Then further donations will be scheduled.
How to Participate?
STEP 1 – Complete the Qualification Form and Contact Biolynk.
STEP 2 – 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.
STEP 3 – Immediately following your donation, you will receive compensation, along with your Biolynk covered travel and lodging expenses.
STEP 4 – Continue donating as long as your plasma levels meet Biolynk’s antibody program requirements.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Plasma is the yellowish liquid which makes up 55% to 60% of a person’s blood volume.
Plasmapheresis is a plasma donation. The process allows a donor to give just part of their blood – plasma.
By participating in our Plasma Donation Program you help maintain the availability of infectious disease, auto-immune disease and polyclonal antibody laboratory test kits. Your plasma donation helps future patients receive an accurate and prompt test result!
If Biolynk is unable to find people for antibody recruitment, then certain test kits could eventually go on back order . . . and that means the test may not be available when someone needs it! Therefore, by participating in our Plasma Donation Program you help maintain the availability of test kits.
Some of our donors have participated in the program for years and are able to pay off expensive medical bills and improve their quality of life.
Helping Healthcare, Helping Patients.
Biolynk contracts with all major donor facilities in the Unites States. When possible, you will be referred to a center that is local to your area. In most cases, if long distance travel is necessary, all of your expenses will be covered, (i.e. flight, hotel, and ground transportation) ensuring that you will not have any out of pocket expenses.
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).
Donating plasma twice a week is generally safe and effective, as long as you wait at least 48 hours between donations. Plasma regenerates quickly, and your blood volume returns to normal within 48 hours with proper hydration.
According to FDA regulations, you can donate plasma up to twice in a seven-day period, with a maximum volume depending on your weight, typically ranging from 625mL for lighter individuals to 800mL for heavier donors; this means you can donate a maximum of around 104 times per year if donating frequently at the allowed intervals.
According to FDA regulations, you can donate plasma up to twice in a seven-day period, with a maximum volume depending on your weight, typically ranging from 625mL for lighter individuals to 800mL for heavier donors; this means you can donate a maximum of around 104 times per year if donating frequently at the allowed intervals.
It typically takes abou 1-1.5 hours to donate plasma