A 45-year-old member asked:
Clindamycin phosphate is for what?
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Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 59 years experience
Clindamycine for wha: Clindamycine is an antibiotic which is effective against many bacterria and is used alone and in combination with other antibiotics far several infectious conditions.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
What are the uses of clindamycin phosphate?
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Dr. Tsu-Yi Chuanganswered
Dermatology 52 years experience
Infection.: The topical forms are for acne treatment and folliculitis(hair follicle infection). The oral form is for bacterial infection which would respond to clindamycin.
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