HIT the price point with fondaparinux

In this issue of Blood, Aljabri and colleagues report on their analysis of the cost-effectiveness of fondaparinux for the treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) in the United States.1 HIT is a relatively uncommon but serious complication of the use of heparin-containing products.2 Treatment of HIT requires use of an alternate anticoagulant such as the direct thrombin inhibitors argatroban and bivalirudin.3