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Clindamycin

Clindamycin

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Part of the lincoside family . It has good gram positive an anaerobic coverage, but its association with the development of clostridium difficile infection has limited its use. It is used in certain drug allergy situations where staph, strep, pneumococcal, and anaerobic organisms. Its use in MRSA infections is spotty. It is a bacteriostatic drug that works on stopping protein synthesis

Dr. John Leander Po reviewed this

20 year experience in Infectious Disease

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Clindamax vaginal • Dalacin c

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Diarrhea
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Scaling skin
Vomiting
Nausea
Itching or burning
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Dry or cracking skin
Itchy rash
Abnormal vaginal discharge
Red skin
Oily skin
Skin redness or irritation
Cramping abdominal pain
Vaginal pain
Vaginal irritation
Vaginal discharge
Burning sensation
Rash
Red scaling rash
Itchy skin

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Hypersensitivity
Bloody diarrhea

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Bacterial vaginosis
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