5.6 Products from Australian Lifeblood (ARC Lifeblood) | New Zealand Blood Service

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The Transfusion Medicine Handbook is designed to assist hospital staff and other health professionals in modern Transfusion Medicine Practice.

5. Fractionated Products

5.6 Products from Australian Lifeblood (ARC Lifeblood)

From time to time there may be occasions when fractionated products prepared specifically from New Zealand plasma are unavailable or in short supply.

To ensure continuity of supply, NZBS may purchase supplementary stock of similar products from ARC Lifeblood. These products, manufactured by CSL Behring (using plasma from Australian donors) may be supplied in place of the equivalent New Zealand product. As they are unapproved medicines in New Zealand, a supply application is required under Section 29 of the Medicines Act 1981.

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