Той се произвежда от клетка, която е получила ген (ДНК), който прави възможно производството на човешкия кръвосъсирващ фактор VIII.
Octocog alfa is not extracted from human plasma but produced by a method known as ‘ recombinant DNA technology’: it is made by a cell that has received a gene (DNA), which makes it able to produce human coagulation factor VIII.