Generic name: clindamycin
Dosage form: injection, solution
Drug class:Lincomycin derivatives
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Jul 22, 2021.
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-------------------- CLINDAMYCIN- clindamycin phosphate injection, solution --------------------
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Injection, USP
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To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of clindamycin and other antibacterial drugs, clindamycin should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria.
Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD) has been reported with use of nearly all antibacterial agents, including clindamycin, and may range in severity from mild diarrhea to fatal colitis. Treatment with antibacterial agents alters the normal flora of the colon leading to overgrowth of C. difficile.
Because clindamycin therapy has been associated with severe colitis which may end fatally, it should be reserved for serious infections where less toxic an...
