Clindamycin hydrochloride 2% cream*

What Clindamycin hydrochloride is used for

It is an antibiotic used in the treatment of serious
bacterial infections.

 

Do not use Clindamycin hydrochloride:

If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to clindamycin,
lincomycin or to any of the other ingredients in this medicine.

 

Warnings and precautions:

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using clindamycin
if:

·      
you have diarrhea or usually get diarrhea when
you take antibiotics or have ever suffered from problems with your stomach or
intestines. If you develop severe or prolonged or bloody diarrhea during or
after using Clindamycin tell your doctor immediately since it may be necessary
to interrupt the treatment. This may be a sign of bowel inflammation
(pseudomembranous colitis) which can occur following treatment with antibiotics

·      
you suffer from problems with your kidneys or
liver

·      
you suffer from asthma, eczema or hay fever

·      
you develop any severe skin reactions or
hypersensitivity to Clindamycin

 

Possible side effects

Stop using the product and seek immediate medical attention
if you develop throat tightness or swelling of the eyes, face, lips or tongue,
feel faint, or have difficulty breathing. Stop using the product if you develop
hives or itching of the face or body.

 

Other medicines and Clindamycin hydrochloride

Tell your doctor or pharmacist or nurse if you are taking,
have recently taken or might take any other medicines:

·      
muscle relaxants used for operations
(neuromuscular blockers).

·      
oral contraceptive pills. You should use extra
contraception such as condoms whilst taking Clindamycin and for seven days
after taking Clindamycin.

·      
warfarin or similar medicines – used to thin the
blood. You may be more likely to have a bleed. Your doctor may need to take
regular blood tests to check how well your blood can clot.

·      
CYP3A4 or CYP3A5 inducers like rifampicin may
impact effectiveness of the medicine.

 

How to use Clindamycin
hydrochloride:

Adults and Elderly Patients

The recommended dose of Clindamycin is between 150 and 450mg
(1 to 3 capsules) every 6 hours, depending on the severity of your infection.

 

Use in children

This medicine is used for children who are able to swallow
capsules. The recommended dose in children is between 12 and 25 mg / kg /day of
bodyweight, divided into six hourly doses, depending on the severity of the
infection

 

How to store Clindamycin hydrochloride

Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.

Do not use Clindamycin hydrochloride capsules after the
expiry date which is stated on the carton and blister labels. The expiry date
refers to the last day of that month.

Store below 25°C.

Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household
waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These
measures will help to protect the environment.

 

* Dosage form and route of administration of clindamycin 300
mg capsules, clindamycin 75 mg capsules, clindamycin Sterile Solution, clindamycin
2% Cream, clindamycin Topical Lotion, should be prescribed according to
therapeutic indication and disease severity of each individual patient.