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In a letter, Dr Oliver suggested a meeting to discuss blood product supplies and stated that any blood products imported from USA would ideally be made from plasma collected after March 1983.

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At a DHSS meeting regarding AIDs it was stated that new legal restrictions to prevent the dumping of pre-March '83 plasma would have significant practical difficulties.

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An information sheet about AIDS prepared by Dr Diana Walford was provided to John Patten.

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An information sheet about AIDS prepared by Dr Diana Walford was provided to Lord Glenarthur.

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In an information sheet about AIDS it was stated that the DHSS Medicines and Supply Divisions were endeavouring to ensure that there would be no "dumping" of high-risk plasma products on the UK market.

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A letter from Lord Glenarthur contemplated that future blood product supplies for the UK would not all be manufactured from pre-March 1983 plasma.

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C Wrigglesworth requested Dr Walford's views on whether any action was required in relation to the stocks of pre-March 1983 material and suggested there was a conflict between the result of the FDA meeting and the 13 July CSM(B) recommendation.

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In a memo, Dr Walford stated Dr Smith had "carefully worded [the] recommendation" of the CSM paper and "that supply of material must take precedence over [the] implementation [of CSM(B)'s recommendation]."

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An internal Armour memo suggested it was "vitally important" that Armour sell the products manufactured from plasma collected prior to the March 1983 FDA memorandum as quickly as possible.

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In a memo to Dr Walford, Mr Wrigglesworth (DHSS) queried whether further action was required on pre-March 1983 blood products as such products continued to be used in the USA.

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Lord Glenarthur wrote to Clive Jenkins, stating "there is no conclusive evidence that AIDS is transmitted through blood products. Nevertheless we are taking all practicable measures to reduce any possible risks to recipients of blood and blood products".

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MRC issued a brief on AIDS stating that, "over the last six months the possibility of transmission by blood transfusion has become increasingly apparent".

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The DHSS contemplated accompanying a leaflet advising high risk groups against donation in the UK, with an explanation that the US FDA had introduced requirements for plasma collection which were designed to exclude donors from high-risk groups.

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The Sub-Committee on Safety of Medicines (biological) recommended not licensing the Tisseel Kit, a blood product produced by Immuno.

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Hyland/Travenol learned of Behringwerke's product which was treated to eliminate the risk of hepatitis.

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Hyland Inter-office memo regarding being aware of the fact that Behring were in the last stages of clinical trials of "hepatitis risk-free" AHF.

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Hyland Inter-Office memo attaching a booklet regarding AHF improvements.

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Travenol Laboratories Ltd submitted a product licence application for Hemofil-T.

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Hoechst UK limited applied for a product licence for what would later be known as Haemate P.

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Armour submitted a product licence application for Heat Treated High Potency Factorate.

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