Generic name: clindamycin hydrochloride
Dosage form: capsule
Drug class:Lincomycin derivatives
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Feb 1, 2022.
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To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of clindamycin hydrochloride and other antibacterial drugs, clindamycin hydrochloride 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 hydrochloride 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 hydrochloride therapy has been asso‑ciated with severe colitis which may end fatally, it should be reserved for serious infec‑tions where less toxic antimicrobial agents are inappropriate, as described in the
