An antibiotic used to treat, among other kinds of infections, certain types of vaginitis.
an antibiotic used as treatment and prophylaxis for toxoplasmosis and treatment of PCP in combination with other drugs.
Topical antibiotic used to treat acne and skin infections. Also sold under the brand name(s): Cleocin-T Lotion® (Topical), Cleocin-T Topical Solution® (Topical), Cleocin-T Gel® (Topical)
An antibiotic often prescribed topically to treat acne. Caution: has provoked severe colitis.
(KLIN duh MY sin): Antibiotic used to treat acne. Not often used in systematic therapy because the drug has provoked severe colitis, but it is effective and often prescribed as topical therapy.
Clindamycin (rINN) (IPA: ) is a lincosamide antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by susceptible microorganisms. Clindamycin is a semisynthetic antibiotic derived from lincomycin by 7(S)-chloro-substitution of the 7(R)-hydroxyl group of the lincomycin. Clindamycin is marketed under various trade names including Dalacin (Pfizer), Cleocin (Pfizer) and Evoclin (Connetics) - in a foam delivery system.