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Clindamycin
Pronounced klin-dah-MY-sin
Brand names: Cleocin
Type: Lincosamide antibiotic · All Antibiotics & Infection Medicines
What Clindamycin is used for
- Skin and soft tissue infections
- Dental infections in penicillin-allergic patients
- Certain lung and pelvic infections
- Acne (applied to skin)
◆ Kidney note
No dose change is usually needed for kidney function.
Common side effects
- Diarrhea
- Nausea
- Stomach pain
- Metallic taste
Important cautions
- Can trigger severe, sometimes life-threatening diarrhea from C. difficile infection, even weeks after finishing — severe or bloody diarrhea needs urgent care
How it comes
Capsules, liquid, injection (hospital), skin gel and lotion. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
Related medicines — Antibiotics & Infection Medicines
Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.