Dalteparin

• Unstable coronary artery (blood vessels to the heart) disease
• Venous thromboembolism (a condition where blood clots develop in the legs)
• Dalteparin prevents blood clots from being formed in the tubes of the equipment used during haemodialysis or haemofiltration

When should one not use Dalteparin

• Do not take this medicine if you have:
• Allergy to Dalteparin or any ingredient of this medicine
• Stomach ulcer
• An injury or bleeding in the brain or recent surgery of the brain or eyes
• A liver disease which may cause an increased risk of bleeding
• Low blood platelet count (thrombocytopenia)
• Swelling or infection in the lining of heart valves or heart

Common side effects of this drug are:

• Itching, hives, and rash
• Yellowing of the skin or eyes
• Bleeding from nose or while passing stools or urine, while coughing, etc.
• Easy bruising
• Fast heartbeats
• Headache, weakness, confusion
• Increased potassium level
• Hair loss (alopecia)
• Bleeding from any site like brain, stomach
• Numbness
• Weakness

Other General Warnings

• You have any condition which results in bleeding e.g., bleeding after an operation or trauma or if you have experience stroke caused by bleeding
• Severe liver or kidney disease
• Abnormal or low numbers of platelets (clotting cells)
• Eye disease caused by blood pressure or diabetes
• Uncontrolled high blood pressure
• If you have a known history of a large amount of potassium in your blood or have a low blood pH
• Your doctor will monitor your blood parameters regularly before and during treatment
• If you are going to have or ever had an operation for inserting an artificial heart valve
• If you need any other injections
• History of any surgery in the past 6 months

How Does It Work?

Interactions with other medicines

• Medicines used to thin your blood (e.g., Aspirin, Dipyridamole, Glycoprotein Receptor Antagonists and Warfarin)
• Medicines called Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) used to reduce pain and inflammation (e.g., Indomethacin)
• Some medicines for gout, (e.g., Sulfinpyrazone and Probenecid)
• Ethacrynic Acid (a water retention tablet (Diuretic))
• You have given solution to increase the blood volume (e.g., Dextrans)
• Medicines known as Cytostatics (used in cancer treatment)
• Thrombolytic medications for treating heart attack (e.g., TPA Tissue Plasminogen Activator)
• Anti-allergic medicines (e.g., Antihistamines)
• Medicines for heart problems (e.g., Digoxin or Digitoxin)
• Antibiotics like Tetracyclines which are used to treat bacterial infections
• Medicines used to treat angina (Intravenous Nitroglycerine)
• Antibiotics like high dose penicillin that are used to treat bacterial infections
• Antimalarial medicines (e.g., Quinine)

Interactions with food items

Overdose

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