Many older people are infusing young people’s plasma into their bodies, but the Food and Drug Administration says there is no clinical benefit to the procedure.
Feb. 19 (UPI) — Many older people are infusing young people’s plasma into their bodies, but the U. S. Food and Drug Administration says there is no clinical benefit to the procedure.
The FDA issued the statement in response to the uptick of people receiving plasma infusions from young donors to fight aging or serious illnesses.
„There is no proven clinical benefit of infusion of plasma from young donors to cure, mitigate, treat or prevent these conditions, and there are risks associated with the use of any plasma product,“ said FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and Peter Marks, head of the agency’s biologics center, in a statement .
Plasma, or the liquid part of blood, is made up of proteins that help the blood clot. Plasma infusions have already been approved by the FDA in emergency trauma situations.
