FAQs
Is Generic Cleocin a powerful antibiotic?
Broad-spectrum antibiotics like Generic Cleocin are powerful and can reach many areas of tissue and many types of bacteria in your body. This can lead to two issues: Broad-spectrum antibiotics are more likely to cause short-term and long-term problems in the gut system.
Is Generic Cleocin better than amoxicillin?
Amoxicillin may be safer than Generic Cleocin as endocarditis prophylaxis. Amoxicillin may be safer than Generic Cleocin as endocarditis prophylaxis before dental work, a new study from England suggests. Dentists have historically given antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) to patients at risk of infective endocarditis.
What bacterial infections does Generic Cleocin treat?
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have approved Generic Cleocin to treat: blood infections,septicemia, which is blood poisoning,abdominal infections,lung infections,infections of the female reproductive tract,bone and joint infections,skin infections.
Is Generic Cleocin a penicillin?
Official Answer. No, Generic Cleocin is not a penicillin antibiotic. Instead, it belongs to a class of medications known as lincomycin antibiotics, or lincosamides.
What is Generic Cleocin 250 mg used for?
Generic Cleocin are white/white hard capsules with a marking of 'CLIN 150' on the capsule body. Clindamycin is indicated for the treatment of: Serious infections caused by anaerobic bacteria, including intra-abdominal infections, skin and soft tissue infections.
What antibiotics are similar to clindamycin?
Alternatives to a Generic Cleocin allergy include synercid, linezolid, metronidazole, imipenem, vancomycin, bactrim, and doxycycline.