Clindamycin Palmitate Hydrochloride
Clindamycin Palmitate Hydrochloride is an antibiotic prodrug that converts to clindamycin in the body. It is used to treat serious bacterial infections when other antibiotics like penicillin are unsuitable, including respiratory tract infections, skin and soft tissue infections, intra-abdominal infections, and certain bone and joint infections. It works by inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis.
An antibiotic used for serious bacterial infections when penicillin antibiotics cannot be used.
Key facts at a glance
- RxNorm
- 91075
- Generic
- Clindamycin Palmitate Hydrochloride
- Class
- pin-variant
- Brands
- —
- Availability
- rx
- Lactation
- unknown
- Routes
- —
- Forms
- —
- Regions
- US, EU, CN, JP
- Monitoring
- —
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Treats serious respiratory tract infections, skin and soft tissue infections, intra-abdominal infections, bone and joint infections, and certain anaerobic bacterial infections. Often used as an alternative when patients are allergic to penicillin antibiotics.
Binds to the 50S ribosomal subunit of bacteria, inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis and preventing bacterial growth and replication.
May cause severe colitis and diarrhea; discontinue use if significant diarrhea develops. Use with caution in patients with history of gastrointestinal disease. Requires appropriate diagnosis and prescription; not effective against viral infections.
Official drug label
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