The recently published results of a Phase III study of the MTP inhibitor lomitapide suggests that this drug may become a useful adjunct to Lp apheresis in the future. [61] The study involved ...

Lipoprotein apheresis involves the extracorporeal removal of LDL and lipoprotein(a) particles from whole blood or plasma by adsorption, precipitation or differential filtration. Used repetitively ...

Amicus™ high collection efficiency yields multiple products per donor for the lowest-cost platelet production. It is designed to adapt to the requirements of different collection settings.

An apheresis machine is a device which receives blood removed from a patient or donor’s body and separates it into its various components: plasma, platelets, white blood cells and red blood cells.

Studies have shown that platelets extracted using apheresis machines are at least five times better in terms of quality. [Courtesy] Blood bank services in the country received a major boost with ...