Hyderabad: Telangana State Drugs Control Administration (TSDCA) officials busted the illegal supply and preparation of blood components, by Asian Blood Centre at AS Rao Nagar on Saturday
According to officials, the blood bank was indulging in unauthorized preparation and distribution of blood components such as single donor platelets, packed red blood cells (RBC) and plasma to patients.Also, it was found during the raids that the blood bank did not have the relevant equipment to seperate blood components and that it was illegally procuring the single donor platelets from other blood banks.
“Based on credible information that the blood bank was engaged in illegal preparation and sale of blood components, the premises was raided. It was found that the blood bank was preparing and supplying single donor platelets, packed RBC and plasma without permission. The blood bank has permission from DCA only for collection, storage, processing, and distribution of whole human blood,” said DCA authorities.
“Single donor platelets are prepared through a process called ‘plateletpheresis’. The Asian Blood Centre does not have the capability to carry out the process of apheresis, as the centre does not have an apheresis machine or a blood cell separator,” said VB Kamalasan Reddy, Director General, TSDCA.
The official also highlighted the threat of infections and other problems that these illegally collected blood components may pose to the patients. Officials also seized blood components including 2 bags of packed RBC and one bag of plasma for further probe. Also account books, sales bill , blood requisition forms were seized from blood bank.
According to officials, the blood bank was indulging in unauthorized preparation and distribution of blood components such as single donor platelets, packed red blood cells (RBC) and plasma to patients.Also, it was found during the raids that the blood bank did not have the relevant equipment to seperate blood components and that it was illegally procuring the single donor platelets from other blood banks.
“Based on credible information that the blood bank was engaged in illegal preparation and sale of blood components, the premises was raided. It was found that the blood bank was preparing and supplying single donor platelets, packed RBC and plasma without permission. The blood bank has permission from DCA only for collection, storage, processing, and distribution of whole human blood,” said DCA authorities.
“Single donor platelets are prepared through a process called ‘plateletpheresis’. The Asian Blood Centre does not have the capability to carry out the process of apheresis, as the centre does not have an apheresis machine or a blood cell separator,” said VB Kamalasan Reddy, Director General, TSDCA.
The official also highlighted the threat of infections and other problems that these illegally collected blood components may pose to the patients. Officials also seized blood components including 2 bags of packed RBC and one bag of plasma for further probe. Also account books, sales bill , blood requisition forms were seized from blood bank.
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