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Clindamycin

5 known interactions
4 brand names

Indications

  • Staphylococcal bone and joint infections such as osteomyelitis, Peritonitis, Intra-abdominal sepsis, Meticillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA) in bronchiectasis, bone and joint infections, and skin and soft-tissue infections
  • Moderate diabetic foot infection, Severe diabetic foot infection
  • Cellulitis, Erysipelas
  • Treatment of mild to moderate pneumocystis pneumonia (in combination with primaquine)
  • Treatment of falciparum malaria (to be given with or following quinine)

+ 2 more indications in the full monograph

Drug Interactions

Moderate interactions

5 drug interactions identified for Clindamycin. Check the full interaction details, severity ratings, and clinical recommendations in the MedNext app.

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Safety Information

🤰Pregnancy guidance available
🤱Breastfeeding guidance available

Cautions

With systemic use Avoid in Acute porphyrias Cautions For Dalacin® cream Avoid intravaginal preparations (particularly those that require the use of an applicator) in young girls who are not sexually a...

Side Effects

General side-effects: Common or very common Diarrhoea (discontinue); skin reactions Specific side-effects: Common or very common With oral use Abdominal pain; pseudomembranous enterocolitis With paren...

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Brand Names

Dalacin(IN)Clindac(IN)+ 2 more in app
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Source: MedNext Audited Proprietary Dataset

Last reviewed: 2026

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