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Dalteparin, sold under the brand name Fragmin, is a medication used to treat and prevent deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. It may also be used in heart attacks. It is given by injection under the skin.

Common side effects include bleeding, low platelets, and bruising at the site of injection. It may be used in pregnancy. It is a low molecular weight heparin (LMWH). It acts by binding to antithrombin III and inhibiting activation of Factor IX and thrombin.

Dalteparin was approved for medical use in the United States in 1994. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines as an alternative to enoxaparin. In the United Kingdom a dose of 5,000 units costs the NHS about £2.80 as of 2021. In the United States this amount costs about 40 USD.