What is Haemophilia? Haemophilia is a disease where blood does not clot after being injured and is caused by a lack of plasma proteins in the blood that causes the clotting. Haemophilia is a relatively rare disease that affects only one in approximately 10000 of the general population. The most common type of haemophilia is having a clotting factor VIII deficiency, or haemophilia A. The second most common type is factor IX deficiency or haemophilia B, …showed first 75 words of 680 total…

…showed last 75 words of 680 total…Partially purified factor VIII concentrate is prepared from multiple donors and is supplied as a powder. It can be refrigerated and reconstituted just before use. Highly purified factor VIII is currently available. ·<Tab/>Recombinant factor VIII concentrate: Recombinant factor VIII concentrate is now well established as the treatment of choice in people with haemophilia. It is the safest modality, but is unfortunately very expensive, preventing its worldwide use.