Lincomycin : Before Using - Lincocin, Lincorex

Lincomycin - Systemic

Brand Names

Lincocin, Lincorex Lincomycin *** 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 lincomycin, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

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

Pregnancy care

Lincomycin has not been reported to cause birth defects or other problems.

Breast-feeding problem

Lincomycin passes into the breast milk. However, lincomycin has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.

Use for Children

Lincomycin has been using in child 1 month of age or older and 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 older 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 lincomycin 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 lincomycin, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Chloramphenicol - Chloromycetin
Diarrhea drug containing kaolin or attapulgite
Erythromycins - drug for infection Taking these medication along with lincomycin may decrease the effects of lincomycin

Diarrhea drug, such as loperamide - Imodium A-D Patients who take diarrhea drug, such as loperamide - Imodium A-D or diphenyoxylate and atropine - Lomotil, may worsen diarrhea that is a side effect of lincomycin

Other Information for using

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

Kidney disease - severe
Liver disease - severe Severe kidney or liver disease may increase blood levels of this drug, increasing the risk of side effects

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