Customer Letters

Please note: The following Customer Letters, do not replace the version that you receive from your local Canadian Blood Services site.

* The contents of the customer letters available on this site are current as of their dates of publication. If required, contact your local Hospital Liaison Specialist to determine if the letter is still current. 

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CL_2024-33.pdf

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SD Plasma Expiry Date Discrepancy

Customer Letter 2024-33 (PDF) | Octaplasma Difference in Date Formatting (PDF)​​​​​​

CL_2024-32.pdf

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Introduction of CBS Manufactured Pathogen Reduced Plasma (Apheresis Multiplasma)

Customer Letter 2024-32 (PDF)

CL_2024-31.pdf

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New PPRP Content Sheet for Shipping Box

Customer Letter 2024-31 (PDF)

CL_2024-30.pdf

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Leukoreduced Whole Blood Clinical Studies

Customer Letter 2024-30 (PDF)

CL_2024-29.pdf

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Replacement of Plasma Protein and Related Products (PPRP) Customer Table of Information with E-Formulary

Customer Letter 2024-29 (PDF)

CL_2024-28.pdf

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Bayer Introduction of 2-Dimensional Barcodes

Customer Letter 2024-28 (PDF) | Bayer Letter (PDF)

CL_2024-27.pdf

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Gammagard SD Label and Diluent Update

Customer Letter 2024-27 (PDF) | Takeda Letter (PDF)

CL_2024-26.pdf

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Updated Glassia Implementation FAQ (version 2)

Customer Letter 2024-26 (PDF) | Glassia Implementation FAQ Version 2 (PDF)

CL_2024-25.pdf

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Form Change – Manitoba Hospital Customers Only – Platelet Immunology Laboratory, HLA Disease Association

Customer Letter 2024-25 (PDF)

CL_2024-24.pdf

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Formulary Delisting of WinRho 5000 IU

Customer Letter 2024-24 (PDF)

CL_2024-23.pdf

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SD Plasma Expiry Dates

Customer Letter 2024-23 (PDF) | Plasma Expiry Date Examples (PDF) | Variable Data (PDF)

CL_2024-22.pdf

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Updated Hospital Customer Order Forms – Special Request Order Form and Hospital Customer Order Form

Customer Letter 2024-22 (PDF)

CL_2024-21.pdf

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Ondexxya (andexanet alfa) Listing Decision

Customer Letter 2024-21 (PDF)

CL_2024-20.pdf

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WinRho Label Change

Customer Letter 2024-20 (PDF) | Change of Packaging WinRho® 600 IU 120mcg (PDF)

CL_2024-19.pdf

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Manitoba Hospital Customers Only, Change of Testing Location for Disease Associated Markers

Customer Letter 2024-19 (PDF)

CL_2024-18.pdf

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Testing Changes, Change of Testing Location

Customer Letter 2024-18 (PDF)

CL_2024-17.pdf

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New Tamper Seals

Customer Letter 2024-17 (PDF)

CL_2024-16.pdf

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Octaplasma Label Changes

Customer Letter 2024-16 (PDF) | Enhanced Octaplasma® Labels for Canadian Customers (PDF)

CL_2024-15.pdf

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Takeda Product Updates

Customer Letter 2024-15 (PDF) | Takeda Letter (PDF)

CL_2024-14.pdf

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Release of Revised Circulars of Information for Pooled Platelets Psoralen Treated, Apheresis Platelets Psoralen Treated and Apheresis Platelets PAS Added

Customer Letter 2024-14 (PDF)

CL_2024-13.pdf

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Further updates to Ig Transitions FAQ regarding the Request for Proposals (RFP) for Immunoglobulins and other Plasma Protein and Related Products (PPRP)

Customer Letter 2024-13 (PDF) | 2024 Ig Transition FAQ (PDF)

CL_2024-12.pdf

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Hizentra 20% 10g Pre-Filled Syringe Update

Customer Letter 2024-12 (PDF) | Hizentra® 50mL Pre-filled Syringe (PDF)Hizentra® Tool (PDF)

CL_2024-11.pdf

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Glassia Update

Customer Letter 2024-11 (PDF) | Glassia Implementation FAQ (PDF)

CL_2024-10.pdf

ACTION REQUIRED
National Deployment of Pathogen-Reduced Platelets: Sixth Update 

Customer Letter 2024-10 (PDF)

CL_2024-09.pdf

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Introducing Hizentra 20% 10g Pre-Filled Syringe

Customer Letter 2024-09 (PDF)

CL_2024-08.pdf

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Temporary Changes to Gammagard S/D

Customer Letter 2024-08 (PDF) | GAMMAGARD® Customer Letter (PDF)

CL_2024-07.pdf

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Updated FAQ for the Request for Proposals (RFP) for Immunoglobulins and other Plasma Protein and Related Products (PPRP)

Customer Letter 2024-07 (PDF) | 2024 Ig Transition FAQ (PDF)

CL_2024-06.pdf

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Updated NAC Recommendations for Use of Irradiated Blood Components in Canada

Customer Letter 2024-06 (PDF)

CL_2024-05.pdf

ACTION REQUIRED
New Visual Inspection Tool (VIT)

Customer Letter 2024-05 (PDF)

CL_2024-04.pdf

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Glassia Launch Update

Customer Letter 2024-04 (PDF) | Introducing GLASSIA® in Canada (PDF)

CL_2024-03.pdf

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Introducing Rebinyn 3000IU and Esperoct 3000IU

Customer Letter 2024-03 (PDF)

CL_2024-02.pdf

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Illegible Lots on CSL’s Alburex 25% 100mL

Customer Letter 2024-02 (PDF) | Variable Printed Information on Alburex-25 Cartons (PDF)

CL_2024-01.pdf

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Discontinuation of Directed Donations

Customer Letter 2024-01 (PDF)