Clindamycin hydrochloride (oral): Difference between revisions

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Clindamycin hydrochloride
CLEOCIN HYDROCHLORIDE^® FDA Package Insert
Description
Clinical Pharmacology
Microbiology
Indications and Usage
Contraindications
Warnings
Precautions
Adverse Reactions
Overdosage
Dosage and Administration
How Supplied
Labels and Packages

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Abdurahman Khalil, M.D. [2]

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Overview

Clindamycin (rINN) (IPA: [klɪndəˈmaɪsən]) is a lincosamide antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by susceptible microorganisms. Clindamycin is a semisynthetic antibiotic derived from lincomycin by 7(S)-chloro-substitution of the 7(R)-hydroxyl group of the lincomycin. Clindamycin is marketed under various trade names including Dalacin (Pfizer), Cleocin (Pfizer), and in a foam as Evoclin (Connetics) and Duac(Stiefel).

US Brand Names

CLEOCIN HYDROCHLORIDE®

FDA Package Insert

References

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2004/50162s082,50441s045,50639s013lbl.pdf

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