Blood Product Administration - Transfusion Medicine – Clinical Resources

Blood Components, Products, and Alternatives
WH85-1202 -- Perioperative Blood Management Program (2021)
Blood Transfusion
WH85-1200 -- Nova Scotia Provincial Blood Coordinating Program (2023) -- French version: FF85-1811 -- Arabic version: AR85-2124 -- Simplified Chinese version: CH85-2125
Outpatient Instructions after a Transfusion
WH85-1801 -- Nova Scotia Provincial Blood Coordinating Program (2023) -- French version: FF85-1812 -- Arabic version: AR85-2094 -- Simplified Chinese version: CH85-2126
All Hematology NSHA Patient Education Pamphlets (list, multiple languages)

Competency

Competencies for Safe Transfusion Tool
Instructions: The purpose of this tool is to ensure that Health Care Providers (HCPs) have the required knowledge, skills, and critical thinking capabilities to safely transfuse Blood Products (Note: Blood Products include Blood Components and Plasma Protein Products/Derivatives).

Clinical Practice Guidelines – Blood Components

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Cryoprecipitate
Also called: Cryo

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Plasma
Also called: Apheresis Plasma, Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP), Solvent Detergent (S/D) Plasma

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Platelets
Also called: Pooled Platelets, Apheresis Platelets, Pooled Platelets Psoralen Treated

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Red Blood Cells
Also called: RBC, Packed Red Blood Cell (PRBC)

Clinical Practice Guidelines - Plasma Protein Products/Derivatives

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Albumin 5%
Also called: Alburex 5%, Plasbumin 5%
Albumin 25%
Also called: Alburex 25%, Plasbumin 25%

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Glassia

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Antithrombin III

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Berinert
Also called: C1 - INH
Haegarda
Also called: C1-INH

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Adynovate
Also called: Factor VIII
Alprolix
Also called: Factor IX
Benefix
Also called: Factor IX
Corifact
Also called: Factor XIII
Eloctate
Also called: Factor VIII
Esperoct
Also called: Factor VIII
Fibryga
Also called: Fibrinogen
Feiba NF
Also called: Factor VIII
Hemlibra
Also called: Emicizumab
Humate-P
Also called: Von Willebrand factor
JIVI
Also called: Factor VIII
Kovaltry
Also called: Factor VIII
NiaStase RT
Also called: Factor III
Obizur
Also called: Factor III
Rebinyn
Also called: Factor IX
RiaStap
Also called: Fibrinogen
Wilate
Also called: Factor VIII Product with Von
Willebrand factor
Xyntha
Also called: Factor VIII

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Panhematin
Also called: Hemin

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Cytogam
Also called: Cytomegalovirus Immune Globulin, CMV-Ig, CMV-IVIg
Intravenous Immunglobulin - ADULT
Also called: IVIg , IGIVnex®, Gamunex®, Gammagard® SD, Gammagard® Liquid, Privigen®, Octagam®, Panzyga®
Intravenous Immunglobulin - PEDIATRIC
Also called: IVIg, IGIVnex®, Gamunex®, Gammagard® SD, Gammagard® Liquid, Privigen®, Octagam®, Panzyga®

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GamaSTAN
Also called: IMIg
HyperHEP B
Also called: IMIg, Anti-HBIg
VariZIG
Also called: IMIg, IVI
WinRho
Also called: Anti-D Ig, IMIg, IVIg

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Beriplex
Also called: Protheombin Complex Concentrate, PCC
Octaplex
Also called: Protheombin Complex Concentrate, PCC

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Adynovate
Also called: Factor VIII

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Albumin 5%
Also called: Alburex 5%, Plasbumin 5%

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Albumin 25%
Also called: Alburex 25%, Plasbumin 25%

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Alprolix
Also called: Factor IX

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Antithrombin III

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Benefix
Also called: Factor IX

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Berinert
Also called: C1 - INH

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Beriplex
Also called: Protheombin Complex Concentrate, PCC

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Corifact
Also called: Factor XIII

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Cytogam
Also called: Cytomegalovirus Immune Globulin, CMV-Ig, CMV-IVIg

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Eloctate
Also called: Factor VIII

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Esperoct
Also called: Factor VIII

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Feiba NF
Also called: Factor VIII

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Fibryga_2025 - Nextaro Device
Also called: Fibrinogen
Fibryga_2024 - Octajet Device
Also called: Fibrinogen

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GamaSTAN
Also called: IMIg

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Glassia

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Haegarda
Also called: C1-INH

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Hemlibra
Also called: Emicizumab

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Humate-P
Also called: Von Willebrand factor

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Intravenous Immunglobulin - ADULT
Also called: IVIg , IGIVnex®, Gamunex®, Gammagard® SD, Gammagard® Liquid, Privigen®, Octagam®, Panzyga®

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Intravenous Immunglobulin - PEDIATRIC
Also called: IVIg, IGIVnex®, Gamunex®, Gammagard® SD, Gammagard® Liquid, Privigen®, Octagam®, Panzyga®

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JIVI
Also called: Factor VIII

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Kovaltry
Also called: Factor VIII

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NiaStase RT
Also called: Factor III

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Obizur
Also called: Factor III

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Panhematin
Also called: Hemin

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Octaplex_2025 - Nextaro Device
Also called: Protheombin Complex Concentrate, PCC
Octaplex_2024 - Mix2vial Device
Also called: Protheombin Complex Concentrate, PCC

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Rebinyn
Also called: Factor IX

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RiaStap
Also called: Fibrinogen

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VariZIG
Also called: IMIg, IVI

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Wilate_2025-Nextaro Device
Also called: Factor VIII Product with Von
Willebrand factor
Wilate_2024 -Mix2vial Device
Also called: Factor VIII Product with Von
Willebrand factor

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WinRho
Also called: Anti-D Ig, IMIg, IVIg

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Xyntha
Also called: Factor VIII

Transfusion Medicine – Clinical Resources

Policies, Guidelines and Clinical Resources

Competency

Clinical Practice Guidelines – Blood Components

Clinical Practice Guidelines - Plasma Protein Products/Derivatives

Reconstitution Basics

Reconstitution Basics

Troubleshooting Vial to Vial Product Reconstitution

Reports