FDA new ruling could threaten national platelet supply

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The FDA is suggesting an overhaul of an 18 year old regulation that

determines the frequency of platelet donations.

This has the potential to decrease donations by up to 50% and potentially increases medical costs to those receiving the blood. In my opinion

- changing this regulation does not offer any additional level of safety

to donors or patients.

I knew about the suggested ruling about a week before I read this link

on Yahoo:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060225/ap_on_he_me/donating_platelets

You might consider contacting/petitioning the FDA and/or getting public support via contact with the press. This makes our jobs even more difficult and compromises our commitment to supply platelets to the community! Lets standup and say NO to this new proposed regulation!

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Anyone know what eventually happened with this issue?