Uniclin

What Uniclin (Clindamycin) is used for

Clindamycin is an antibiotic from the lincosamide group (related to lincomycin). It works by slowing or stopping the growth of bacteria. It comes as capsules, a liquid (often used for children), an injection, and products put on the skin for acne. It is a prescription medicine, and it is often used for people, including children, who are allergic to penicillin. WHO lists it as an essential medicine in its "Access" group of antibiotics.

• Serious infections caused by certain bacteria, such as staphylococci and streptococci, and by bacteria that live without oxygen (anaerobic bacteria)
• Bone infections (osteomyelitis) and joint infections
• Necrotising fasciitis, a severe, fast-spreading infection under the skin (WHO lists clindamycin as a first choice)
• Preventing heart valve infection (endocarditis) before some dental and other procedures in people with certain heart problems, often when they are allergic to penicillin
• Acne, as a product put on the skin, usually together with benzoyl peroxide
• Sometimes, when other medicines cannot be used, it is also given for anthrax, malaria or toxoplasmosis (a parasite infection)

Side effects, warnings and interactions for Clindamycin

Prepared from the sources listed by the MedInfoBase team. General information, not medical advice: it gives no doses. Your doctor or pharmacist decides the medicine and dose for you.