Clindamycin Palmitate
Clindamycin Palmitate is a water-soluble prodrug form of clindamycin that is converted to the active drug in the body. It is an antibiotic used primarily to treat serious bacterial infections when penicillin antibiotics are not suitable, including respiratory tract infections, skin and soft tissue infections, and bone or joint infections. This formulation is often used in pediatric patients due to its palatability.
Clindamycin Palmitate is an oral antibiotic prodrug used to treat serious bacterial infections in patients who cannot use penicillin-based antibiotics.
Key facts at a glance
- RxNorm
- 21235
- Generic
- Clindamycin Palmitate
- Class
- pin-variant
- Brands
- —
- Availability
- rx
- Lactation
- unknown
- Routes
- —
- Forms
- —
- Regions
- US, EU, CN, JP
- Monitoring
- —
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Treats various bacterial infections including respiratory tract infections (pneumonia, bronchitis), skin and soft tissue infections, bone and joint infections, and certain intra-abdominal infections. Also used for serious infections when penicillin antibiotics are contraindicated or ineffective.
As a prodrug, it is hydrolyzed to clindamycin in the body. The active drug binds to the 50S ribosomal subunit of bacteria, inhibiting protein synthesis and preventing bacterial growth. It is effective against most gram-positive bacteria and many anaerobic organisms.
May cause gastrointestinal side effects including diarrhea and has a significant risk of causing Clostridioides difficile-associated colitis. Should not be used in patients with known hypersensitivity to clindamycin or lincomycin. May interact with neuromuscular blocking agents and requires appropriate monitoring during prolonged therapy.
Official drug label
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