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How long does a skin reaction to clindamycin take to clear up?

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Clindamycin: Usually 7 to 13 days.

Dr Baez agreed

Answered 9/3/2013

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I'm 27 W pregnant.I have a big boil caused by infection under skin.Visited my doc, give me clindamycin 300MG 3times a day.Confused take it or not?help

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So my acne recently flared up and I haven't had clear skin for over a month now i've tried using clindamycin, benzaclin, (clindamycin and benzoyl peroxide) but they don't seem to work?

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Will it be more effective if I put more clindamycin topical lotion on my pimply skin or should i just stick to applying a thin layer?

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