Clindamycin : Before Using - Cleocin, Dalacin

Clindamycin - Vaginal

Brand Names

Cleocin, Dalacin 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 vaginal clindamycin, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to clindamycin or lincomycin - Lincocin. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Vaginal clindamycin is using during the second or third trimester of pregnancy. It was found to cause birth defects in one strain of mouse, but has not causing problems in other pets. Vaginal clindamycin has not been reported to cause birth defects or other problems.

Breast-feeding problem

It is not known whether clindamycin using vaginally passes into the breast milk. Clindamycin taken by mouth does pass into the breast milk and has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies. Although most medication pass into the breast milk in small amounts, many of them may be using safely while breast-feeding. Mothers who are using this drug and who wish to breast-feed must discuss this with their family doctor.

Use for Children

Studies on this drug have been done only in adult diseaseds and there is no special info comparing use of vaginal clindamycin in child with use in other age groups.

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 vaginal 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. Tell your health care professional if you are taking or using any other prescription or nonprescription - over-the-counter "OTC " drug.

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of vaginal clindamycin. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

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 including diarrhea