We are in the process of transitioning our factor concentrates from Blood Bank to Pharmacy. Do any of your hospitals require a blood consent for factor products, or is it handled like a medication?

Like a med here. The entire process is pharmacy based and pharmacy's responsibility.

Everything is handled in Pharmacy for us as well. Consent is required only for the products that are derived from human plasma (IVIG, PPF). It is NOT required for recombinate factors such as Novoseven or Advate ( F VIIa, VIII).

Stephanie Townsend, MT(ASCP)SBB

Unless you use cryo they are not blood products, rather derivatives. Consent for blood product should not be necessary.

Same as Townsend at our facility

The derivatives come from pharmacy - no blood consent. IVIG also comes from pharmacy but I honestly don't know what kind of consent they use, but I'm betting it's the general treatment consent. Hmmm...good question.

Edited February 3, 201213 yr by AMcCord

We do issue Factors from the BB, but since they are not considered blood products, we do not require a transfuion consent.

I see some group is writing up a tissue implant consent form template. I can hardly wait. (NOT!)