Generic name: clindamycin phosphate
Dosage form: injection, solution
Drug class:Lincomycin derivatives
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Oct 1, 2021.
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To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of clindamycin phosphate and other antibacterial drugs, clindamycin phosphate should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria.
Sterile Solution is for Intramuscular and Intravenous Use
Clostridioides difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) has been reported with use of nearly all antibacterial agents, including clindamycin phosphate 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 phosphate therapy has been associated with severe colitis which may end fatally, it shou...
