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The medicines, known as immunoglobulins, are manufactured from blood plasma donated by the public and used to treat several serious diseases and conditions, including antibody deficiencies and severely reduced immune systems.
They are also being used in trials to treat the coronavirus.
The ban on UK-sourced plasma was introduced in 1998 in response to concerns over the spread of a human variant of BSE known as “mad cow’s disease” called Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease.
The change follows a comprehensive review last year by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) of the evidence on the safety of UK blood plasma for the manufacture of immunoglobulins.
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