Lincosamide

7 Drugs classified under this drug class

Lincosamide. Clindamycin Phosphate 150 mg/ml.
AMPS: 5 x 4 ml (600 mg/4 ml). I.M./I.V:
Serious infects: 600-1,200 mg/day in
2-4 eq. doses. More severe anaerob.
infects: 1,200-2,700 mg/day in 2-4 eq.
doses. Life-threat. infects: Up to 4,800
mg/day I.V. Child: 1 mth-16 yrs: 20-40
mg/kg/day in 3-4 eq. doses I.M. Single
dose not to exceed 600 mg.
Serious infects. caused by suscept.
anerobic bact. and suspect. strains of
streptococci, pneumococci and
staphylococci.

Lincosamide. Clindamycin HCl 150 mg, 300 mg.
CAPS: 16, 100 x 150 mg, 16 x 300 mg.
150 mg every 6 hrs. More serious
infects: 300 mg every 6 hrs. Severe
infects: 450 mg every 6 hrs. Child:
Severe infects: 8-16 mg/kg/day in 3-4
div. doses. More severe infects: 16-20
mg/kg/day in 3-4 div. doses.
Severe infects. caused by streptococci,
pneumococci, staph. micro-organ.,
severe infects. caused by anaerobic
micro-organ.
C/I: Sens. to drug. Safety in pregn. has
not been established. See lit.

Lincosamide. Clindamycin HCl 150 mg/ml.
VIALS: 1 x 600 mg/4 ml. Intra-abdom., female pelvic or other complic./serious infects: 2,400-2,700 mg/day in 2/3 or 4 equal doses. Less complic. infects: 1,200-
1,800 mg/day in 3-4 equal doses. Doses
up to 4,800 mg/day have been used successfully. All I.M./I.V. Single I.M.
doses above 600 mg not recommend.
Child over 1 mth: 20-40 mg/kg/day in
3-4 equal doses. Neonotes (< 1 mth):
15-20 mg/kg/day in 3-4 equal doses.
Severe infects. caused by streptococci,
pneumococci, staph. micro-organ.,
severe infects. caused by anaerobic
micro-organ.
C/I: Sens. to drug. Safety in pregn. has
not been established. See lit.

Lincosamide. Clindamycin Phosphate 2%.
VAG. CREAM: 40 g plus 7 applic. 1
applic. intravag. at bedt. for 7 consec.
days.
Bact. vaginos., only if bact. suscept. to
clindamycin present.
C/I: Sens. to clindamycin or lincomycin.

Lincosamide. Clindamycin Phosphate 100 mg.
OVULES + APPLIC: 3. 1 ovule intravag.
at bedt. for 3 consec. days.
3-day tmt. bact. vaginosis. in non-pregn.
women.
C/I: Hypersens. to clindamycin/lincomycin,
reg. enterit; ulcerat. colit;
history of “antibiotic - assoc.” colit.

Lincosamide, Peroxides. Benzoyl Peroxide (as Hydrous) 5% w/w, Clindamycin Phosphate 1% w/w.
GEL: 45gr. Applied once daily at the even. 2-5 wks. may pass until the effect of the medicine will be noticed.
Mild to moderate acne vulgaris, particularly inflammatory lesions.
C/I: Hypersens. to the active substance. or lincomycin.