2.13 Blood Components and Fractionated Products as Medicines | 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.

2. Collection, Testing and Processing of Blood Donation

2.13 Blood Components and Fractionated Products as Medicines

Blood components and fractionated products are classified as medicines under New Zealand legislation. The Medicines Act 1981, Medicines Regulations 1984, Medicines Amendment Regulations 2011 and Medicines Amendment Act 2013 provide the legal framework under which blood components and fractionated products may be manufactured and supplied as well as stipulating who may prescribe them. Under the regulations, medical practitioners, registered midwives, and nurse practitioners all have prescribing rights for blood components and fractionated products in accordance with their regulated scopes of practice.

 

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Last updated: June 2024. Previously part of 111G122 – Transfusion Medicine Handbook 3rd Edition

NZBS Reference: 111G01803

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