Lincomycin

Generic name: lincomycin [ LIN-koe-mye-sin ]
Brand names: Lincocin, Lincorex, L-Mycin, Bactramycin
Dosage form: injectable solution (300 mg/mL)
Drug class:Lincomycin derivatives

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com on Nov 24, 2021. Written by Cerner Multum.

What is lincomycin?

Lincomycin is an antibiotic that is used to treat severe bacterial infections in people who cannot use penicillin antibiotics.

Lincomycin is used only for a severe infection. lincomycin will not treat a viral infection such as the common cold or flu.

Lincomycin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

Warnings

Antibiotic medicine can cause overgrowth of normally harmless bacteria in the intestines. This can lead to an infection that causes mild to severe diarrhea, even months after your last antibiotic dose. Call your doctor at the first sign of diarrhea during and shortly after your treatment with lincomycin.

If you have diarrhea that is watery or bloody, stop using lincomycin and call your doctor right away. Do not use anti-diarrhea medicine unless your doctor tells you to. Stopping the diarrhea can make an intestinal infection worse.

Before taking this medicine

You should not be treated with lincomycin if you are allergic to lincomycin or clindamycin.

Before you receive lincomycin, tell your doctor if you have a history of intestinal disorder such as ulcerative colitis.

Tell your doctor if you have ever had:

• asthma;

• an intestinal disorder such as colitis;

• severe allergies; or

• liver or kidney disease.

It is not known whether lincomycin will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant.

It may not be safe to breast-feed while using this medicine. Ask your doctor about any risk.

How is lincomycin given?

Lincomycin is injected into a muscle, or as an infusion into a vein. A healthcare provider will give your first dose and may teach you how to properly use the medication by yourself.

When injected into a vein, lincomycin must be given slowly, and the infusion can take at least 1 hour to complete.

Lincomycin is sometimes given as an injection into your eye. Your doctor will use a medicine to numb your eye before giving you the injection. You will receive this injection in your doc...