Clindamycin
کلیندامایسین
🦠 Antiinfectives For Systemic UseLincosamide
Market / country: 🇺🇸 USA
Cleocin Pediatric (US)
🧮 Dose calculator
Serious infections (anaerobes, streptococci, staphylococci) · Regimen source: FDA Cleocin Pediatric · Dosage and Administration
- • Children ≤10 kg: minimum recommended dose 37.5 mg three times a day. Dose on total body weight regardless of obesity. FDA Cleocin Pediatric · Dosage and Administration
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🛡️ Safety & information
Contraindications
- ⛔ History of hypersensitivity to clindamycin or lincomycin. FDA Cleocin Pediatric · Contraindications
Warnings
- • Boxed warning: Clostridioides difficile-associated diarrhea, mild to fatal colitis; reserve for serious infections where less toxic agents are inappropriate. FDA Cleocin Pediatric · WARNING (boxed)FDA Cleocin Pediatric · Indications and Usage
Monitoring
- • In pediatric patients (birth to 16 years) monitor organ system function. FDA Cleocin Pediatric · Pediatric Use
Formulations
- 75 mg / 5 mL oral solution — solution 🇺🇸 USA FDA Cleocin Pediatric · How Supplied
- 150 mg capsule — capsule 🇺🇸 USA FDA Clindamycin caps · How Supplied
- 300 mg capsule — capsule 🇺🇸 USA FDA Clindamycin caps · How Supplied
- 150 mg/mL injection (IM undiluted; IV diluted) — injection 🇺🇸 USA FDA Cleocin Phosphate · How Supplied
👥 Special populations
- 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution
Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Cleocin Pediatric · Pregnancy: Teratogenic Effects
“Because animal reproduction studies are not always predictive of the human response, this drug should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed.”
- 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution
Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Cleocin Pediatric · Nursing Mothers
“Limited published data based on breast milk sampling reports that clindamycin appears in human breast milk in the range of less than 0.5 to 3.8 mcg/mL.”
- 👶 ChildrenUse with caution
The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Cleocin Pediatric · Pediatric Use
“When CLEOCIN PEDIATRIC is administered to the pediatric population (birth to 16 years), appropriate monitoring of organ system functions is desirable.”
- 👴 Older adultsUse with caution
Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Cleocin Pediatric · Geriatric Use
“These patients should be carefully monitored for the development of diarrhea.”
- ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data
The source for this drug has no section for this group.
🔗 Reference links
- FDA (approval record)ANDA062644
- DailyMed (FDA label)FDA Cleocin PediatricFDA Clindamycin capsFDA Cleocin Phosphate
- MedlinePlus (NIH)ClindamycinClindamycin Injection
- WHO ATC/DDDJ01FF01
- Darooyab (Iran)Clindamycin
🇮🇷 Registered in Iran Darooyab · G-366/Clindamycin
Dosage forms with Iranian generic codes, per Darooyab.
- 00311 · CLINDAMYCIN _ BULK · ماده اولیه کلیندامایسین
- 08522 · CLINDAMYCIN 100MG VAG TAB · قرص واژینال کلیندامایسین ۱۰۰ میلیگرم
- 15142 · CLINDAMYCIN 100MG VAGINAL SUPP · شیاف کلیندامایسین ۱۰۰ میلیگرم
- 09464 · CLINDAMYCIN 300MG CAP · کپسول کلیندامایسین ۳۰۰ میلیگرم
- 17383 · CLINDAMYCIN 32G 80ML FOR SUSP · سوسپانسیون کلیندامایسین ۳۲ گرم ۸۰ میلیلیتر
- 00309 · CLINDAMYCIN HCL 150MG CAP · کپسول کلیندامایسین هیدروکلراید ۱۵۰ میلیگرم
- 14328 · CLINDAMYCIN HCL 80ML SYRUP · شربت کلیندامایسین هیدروکلراید ۸۰ میلیلیتر
- 01435 · CLINDAMYCIN PALMITATE 75G/5ML 100ML SUSP · سوسپانسیون کلیندامایسین پالمیتات ۷۵ گرم / ۵ میلیلیتر ۱۰۰ میلیلیتر
- 01862 · CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE 1% 15G GEL · ژل کلیندامایسین فسفات ۱ درصد ۱۵ گرم
- 01374 · CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE 1% 60ML TOP SOLUTION · محلول کلیندامایسین فسفات ۱ درصد ۶۰ میلیلیتر
- 02234 · CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE 2% 40G VAG CREAM · کرم واژینال کلیندامایسین فسفات ۲ درصد ۴۰ گرم
- 01947 · CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE 300MG/2ML AMP · آمپول کلیندامایسین فسفات ۳۰۰ میلیگرم / ۲ میلیلیتر
- 11753 · CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE 600MG/4ML AMP · آمپول کلیندامایسین فسفات ۶۰۰ میلیگرم / ۴ میلیلیتر
- 52088 · CLINDAMYCIN (AS PALMITATE HYDROCHLORIDE) SUSPENSION ORAL 75 mg/5mL 100 mL · سوسپانسیون خوراکی کلیندامایسین (معادل پالمیتات هیدروکلراید) ۷۵ میلیگرم / ۵ میلیلیتر ۱۰۰ میلیلیتر
- 52451 · CLINDAMYCIN (AS PALMITATE HYDROCHLORIDE) POWDER, FOR SOLUTION ORAL 75 mg/5mL 80 mL · محلول خوراکی کلیندامایسین (معادل پالمیتات هیدروکلراید) ۷۵ میلیگرم / ۵ میلیلیتر ۸۰ میلیلیتر
📚 Reference status for this drug
Shows which sources have references recorded for this drug and which do not.
- FDA label (DailyMed)✅ PresentFDA Cleocin Pediatric · How SuppliedFDA Clindamycin caps · How SuppliedFDA Cleocin Phosphate · How SuppliedFDA Cleocin Pediatric · Dosage and AdministrationFDA Clindamycin caps · Dosage and AdministrationFDA Cleocin Phosphate · Dosage and AdministrationFDA Cleocin Phosphate · Warnings — NeonatesFDA Cleocin Pediatric · ContraindicationsFDA Cleocin Pediatric · WARNING (boxed)FDA Cleocin Pediatric · Indications and UsageFDA Cleocin Pediatric · Pediatric UseFDA Cleocin Pediatric · Pregnancy: Teratogenic EffectsFDA Cleocin Pediatric · Nursing MothersFDA Cleocin Pediatric · Geriatric UseFDA Cleocin Pediatric · SPL approval / marketing category
- UK SmPC (eMC / MHRA)❌ Not present
- Published guideline❌ Not present
- Licensed reference (medical school)❌ Not present
- Iranian leaflet (IFDA)❌ Not present
- Pharmacy website (secondary, unreliable)✅ PresentDarooyab · G-366/Clindamycin
- Clinical review⚠ Unverified