What is Dalteparin sodium?

Dalteparin is a low atomic weight heparin. It is marketed as Fragmin by Pfizer Inc. Like added low atomic weight heparins, dalteparin is acclimated for prophylaxis or analysis of abysmal attitude occlusion and pulmonary embolism. It is commonly administered by self-injection.
The CLOT study, appear in 2003, showed that in patients with blight and astute venous thromboembolism, dalteparin was added able than warfarin in abbreviation the accident of alternate embolic events. Dalteparin is not above to unfractionated heparin in preventing claret clots.
Heparins are austere by the kidneys, but studies accept apparent that dalteparin does not accrue even if branch action is reduced.