Plasma Substitutes
DBCAT001951Therapeutic category
Any liquid used to replace blood plasma, usually a saline solution, often with serum albumins, dextrans or other preparations. These substances do not enhance the oxygen- carrying capacity of blood, but merely replace the volume. A DrugBank category of 8 drugs. 5 of them are approved.
- Also known as
- Blood Expanders · Expanders, Blood · Expanders, Plasma Volume · Plasma Volume Expanders · Substitutes, Plasma
What you can answer from here — as of August 24, 2016
Which targets do Plasma Substitutes share, and which companies have late-stage candidates in this class?
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