Clindamycin Vaginal Cream

Generic name: clindamycin phosphate
Dosage form: vaginal cream
Drug classes:Topical acne agents, Vaginal anti-infectives

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Jun 1, 2022.

FOR INTRAVAGINAL USE ONLY

NOT FOR OPHTHALMIC, DERMAL, OR ORAL USE

Clindamycin Vaginal Cream Description

Clindamycin phosphate is a water soluble ester of the semi-synthetic antibiotic produced by a 7(S)-chloro-substitution of the 7(R)-hydroxyl group of the parent antibiotic lincomycin. The chemical name for clindamycin phosphate is methyl 7-chloro-6,7,8-trideoxy-6-(1-methyl-trans-4-propyl-L-2-pyrrolidinecarboxamido)-1-thio-L-threo-α−D-galacto-octopyranoside 2-(dihydrogen phosphate). It has a molecular weight of 504.96, and the molecular formula is C18H34ClN2O8PS. The structural formula is represented below:

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