Letter to the Editor

Vol. 23 No. 2 (2025): Blood Transfusion 2-2025 (March-April)

Cryoprecipitate should not be the essential medicine recommended by the WHO to treat haemophilia

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Key words: Cryoprecipitate, FVIII concentrate, Haemophilia, Transfusion transmitted infection, World Health Organisation
Publication Date: 2025-01-21

Abstract

This letter to the editor challenges the inclusion of cryoprecipitate on the WHO list of essential medicines to treat haemophilia.

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Authors

Mike Makris - School of Medicine and Population Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Cedric Hermans - Division of Haematology, Haemostasis and Thrombosis Unit, Saint-Luc University Hospital, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Brussels, Belgium

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