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What is clindamycin?
Clindamycin is a prescription antibiotic used to treat a variety of bacterial infections, including tonsillitis, skin infections, blood infections, female reproductive organ infections such as bacterial vaginosis, ear infections, heart infections such as endocarditis, and lung infections such as pneumonia. It belongs to the lincosamide family of antibiotics and works by preventing bacteria from producing proteins needed to reproduce.
Clindamycin is available under the brand name Cleocin. It comes in the form of a capsule and a solution to take by mouth. It can also be prescribed in the form of a gel, foam, or vaginal cream depending on your diagnosis.
Talk to your health care provider about whether or not clindamycin is right for you.
What are the common side effects of clindamycin?
Clindamycin has been shown to cause some side effects. Talk to your health care provider if these adverse reactions do not go away within a few days.
Common side effects reported from clindamycin use include:
·nausea
·vomiting
·unpleasant or metallic taste in the mouth
·joint pain
·pain when swallowing
·heartburn
·white patches in the mouth
·thick, white vaginal discharge
·burning, itching, and swelling of the vagina
This is not a complete list of all possible side effects caused by clindamycin.
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