Clindamycin - Systemic
Brand Names
Cleocin, Cleocin Pediatric, Dalacin C, Dalacin C Flavored Granules, Dalacin C Phosphate
Clindamycin *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects
Before Using
In deciding to using a medication,
the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will
do. This is a decision you will make. For clindamycin, the
following must be considered
Allergic reaction
Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or
allergy to clindamycin, lincomycin, or doxorubicin. Also tell your
health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such
as foods, preservatives, or dyes.
Pregnancy care
Clindamycin has not been reported to cause birth
defects or other problems.
Breast-feeding problem
Clindamycin passes into the breast milk. However,
clindamycin has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.
Use for Children
This drug has been tested in child and, in
effective doses, has not been reported to cause various side effects or
problems than it does in adults.
Elderly care
Many medication have not been studied specifically
in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly
the same way they do in adults people or if they cause various side effects
or problems in elderly people. There is no special info comparing use
of clindamycin in the elderly with use in other age groups.
Drug interactions
Although certain medication must not be using
together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together
even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to
change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking
clindamycin, it is especially important that your health care professional
know if you are taking any of the following:
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Chloramphenicol - Chloromycetin
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Diarrhea drug containing kaolin or attapulgite
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Erythromycins - drug for infection Taking these medication
along with clindamycin may decrease the effects of clindamycin
Other Information for using
The presence of other medical
problems may effect the use of clindamycin. Make sure you tell your family doctor
if you have any other medical problems, especially:
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Kidney disease - severe
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Liver disease - severe Severe kidney or liver disease may increase
blood levels of this drug, increasing the risk of side effects
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Stomach or intestinal disease, history of - especially colitis, including
colitis causing by antibiotics, or enteritis Patients with a history
of stomach or intestinal disease may have an increased risk of side effects
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