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Facts about Qualified Donor Standard.

The Full-Length PPTA Donor History Questionnaire (DHQ) and Abbreviated Questionnaire are designed to aid plasma sourcing organizations in evaluating a prospective donor’s history relative to current known safety risks, FDA regulations and recommendations, PPTA voluntary standards, and optionally, European requirements. The Full-Length PPTA DHQ is designed as a stand-alone questionnaire that may be used at each donation. It may also be used in conjunction with an abbreviated form for frequent donors.

Plasma protein therapies replace missing or deficient proteins that allow individuals to lead healthy and more productive lives. The patients that rely on these therapies generally require regular infusions or injections throughout their lives. The diseases and conditions treated by plasma protein therapies are considered rare diseases because they affect a relatively small percent of the population. Most are genetic, chronic conditions.

Normal human immunoglobulins (IG) are used to treat patients with primary and secondary antibody deficiencies to supplement missing or malfunctioning antibodies and prevent occurrence of severe infections.