Medical term:
Dalacin
clindamycin
[klin″dah-mi´sin]1. a semisynthetic antibiotic that is a derivative of lincomycin; used to treat gram-positive penicillin-resistant infections.
2. a semisynthetic derivative of lincomycin used systemically, topically, and vaginally as an antibacterial, primarily against gram-positive bacteria; used also as the hydrochloride and phosphate salts and as the hydrochloride salt of the ester of clindamycin and palmitic acid (clindamycin palmitate hydrochloride).
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clindamycin
(klĭn′də-mī′sĭn)n.
A semisynthetic antibiotic, C18H33ClN2O5S, derived from lincomycin and active against gram-positive bacteria.
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clindamycin
Infectious disease An antibiotic combined with pyrimethamine to treat and prevent toxoplasmosis, PCP and, topically, for acne vulgaris Adverse effects Diarrhea, dysgeusia. See AIDS.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
clindamycin
An antibiotic drug that penetrates well into bone to treat OSTEOMYELITIS. The drug is on the WHO official list. Brand names are Dalacin C and, for external use, Dalacin T.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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