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| Active Ingredient | CLINDAMYCIN HYDROCHLORIDE |
| Therapeutic Class | LINCOMYCINS |
| Indications | Staphylococcal bone or joint sepsis, peritonitis (alternative to gentamicin and metronidazole). Effective againstmany anaerobes. Bacteroides fragilis. Gram-positive cocci including penicillin-resis More ... |
| Caution | Diarrhoea pseudomembranous colitis. This is the commonest antibiotic causing it (responds to oral metronidazole or vancomycin). Report any excess diarrhoea, do not take anti-diarrhoeal drugs. C.f. pre More ... |
| Dose Range | Adult: 150-450mg every 6 hours. Pediatricunder 12 years: 3-6 mg/kg/day every 6 hours. See BDS supply protocols pg. 3. |
| Drug Interactions | |
| Pregnancy | Not known to be harmful. |
| Breast Feeding | Clindamycin has the potential to cause adverse effects on the breastfed infant's More ... |