The goal of the new guidelines is to expand the number of people eligible to donate blood while still "maintaining the appropriate safeguards" to keep the supply of donor blood safe, the agency said. The FDA added that the new policy is based on "the best available scientific evidence," an...
Therein lies the rub: these guidelines have remained in place for years, long after processes exist to test blood products to determine if they are safe, no matter who donates. According to the CDC, all donated blood products are tested for HIV and other pathogens, such as hepatitis C virus...
In January, the US FDA announced its proposal to update its approach for assessing blood donor eligibility. This change would include using a set of individual risk-based questions that are the same for every single donor, regardless of their sex, gender or sexual orientation...
3. Tissue typing: If allogeneic donors are to be used, typing for polymorphisms such as blood type should be included when appropriate. The importance of matching for histocompatibility antigens (HLA class I and/or II, and perhaps minor antigens in some cases) between donor and recipient ...
A description of relevant characteristics of the donor material , when applicable. A brief description of the methods you used to test for infectious agents, and methods you used to inactivate these reagents. When blood products are used, you should include a certification statement that the ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is moving to ease restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men and other groups that traditionally face higher risks of HIV. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced draft guidelines that would do away with the current three-month abstinence...
Craig Burdett and Jose Dominguez were not allowed to donate blood under the FDA’s previous guidelines. Pictured: Burdett (left) and Dominguez in New York City, date unknown.Courtesy of Craig Burdett and Jose Dominguez "This is something that we had talked about along during our re...
Reports the extension of the blood donation ban among travelers in Europe, as ordered by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in September 2001. Objectives of the extension; Reaction of the America's Blood Centers to the move of FDA; Provisions of the guidelines for the ...
FDA BLOOD BANK INSPECTION GUIDE; AN IDEA OF BLOOD BANK INSPECTION ISSUES, LINKS TO BLOOD INFORMATION.
The first consideration is to do selective testing of a donor’s blood based on their history of malaria infection, having traveled to a malaria-endemic area in the previous three months or having ever lived in a malaria-endemic country. Another option is to test all donors at least one tim...