Medicines derived from UK blood plasma distributed to NHS hospitals for ‘first time in a generation’

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The government has announced that medicines manufactured using plasma from UK donors are now being distributed to hospitals across the country. In a blog published on 6 March 2025, Stephen Powis, national medical director for NHS England, said it was the “first time in a generation” that plasma-derived products have been made from UK donations. […]

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