Many individuals living with PI rely on immunoglobulin replacement therapy (or Ig) to provide the antibodies that we don’t make on our own. Those antibodies are necessary to fight off bacteria and viruses. These replacement antibodies come from human plasma. In this episode, we will be discussing the importance of plasma with Amy Efantis, the President & CEO of the Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association or PPTA, an organization representing more than 850 human plasma collection centers in North America and Europe.
Resource Category:
- Podcast
Patient Lifestage:
- Adults
- Infants and Children
- Teens
- Young Adults
Audience:
- Family member of person with PI
- Medical Professional
- Person with PI