PLASMA THERAPY NOT A PROVEN TREATMENT FOR COVID-19
icmr organisation has stated that currently there are no approved therapies for COVID19 including Plasma Therapy. It is one of the many therapies which are being experimented with. So far there is no evidence to support its a treatment.
PLASMA THERAPYN NOT A PROVEN TREATMENT FOR COVID-19
• NO approved therapies for COVID-19 including plasma therapy
• NO robust evidence to support plasma therapy for routine therapy
Experimental therapy as viewed by US-FDA
• NO evidence to support plasma therapy as a treatment of COVID19
• Plasma therapy may have life threatening complications like allergic reactions and lung injury
• National Study to evaluate the efficacy of plasma therapy initiated by ICMR
• Should not be used except for research and trial purposes
• Need to ensure ethical integrity & establish the scientific basis of using plasma therapy in patients
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