Drug Name

Cleocin Gel

Drug Uses

Cleocin Gel is used for treating very bad acne. It may as well as be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.

How Taken

Take Cleocin Gel as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.

• Cleocin Gel is for topical take on the skin only.
• Uncluttered as well as moistureless the affected area. Cover the affected as well as surrounding area with a light film of medicine.
• Cleocin Gel works best incase it is used at the alike time each day.
• Continue to take Clindamycin Gel even incase your condition improves. Do not miss any doses.

Ask your health care provider any questions you may possess about how to take Cleocin Gel.

Drug Class as well as Mechanism

Cleocin Gel is a topical lincomycin antibiotic. It works by killing sensitive bacteria that cause acne as well as reducing the amount of without charge fatty acids that irritate the skin surface.

Missed Dose

Incase you miss a dose of Cleocin Gel, take it as soon as likely. Incase it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose as well as go back to your normal dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.

Storage

Store Cleocin Gel at room temperature between 68 as well as 77 degrees F (20 as well as 25 degrees C) in a tightly closed container. Brief periods at temperatures of 59 to 86 degrees F (15 to 30 degrees C) are permitted. Store away from heat, moisture, as well as light. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep Cleocin Gel out of the reach of children as well as away from pets.

Warnings/Precautions

Do not take Cleocin Gel if:

• you are allergic to any ingredient in Cleocin Gel or to lincomycin;
• you possess Crohn disease, antibiotic-associated colitis, or ulcerative colitis.

Contact your doctor or health care provider fair away incase any of these apply to you.

Before using Cleocin Gel:
Some health examination conditions may work with Cleocin Gel. Tell your doctor or pharmacist incase you possess any health examination conditions, especially incase any of the following apply to you:

• incase you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding;
• incase you are using any prescription or nonprescription medicine, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement;
• incase you possess allergies to medicines, foods, or other substances;
• incase you possess a gastrointestinal (bowel) disease or diarrhea.

Some MEDICINES MAY WORK with Cleocin Gel. Tell your health care provider incase you are using any other medicines, especially any of the following:

• Nondepolarizing muscle relaxants (eg, vecuronium) or succinylcholine because their actions as well as the risk of their side effects may be increased by Cleocin Gel;
• Erythromycin because it may decrease Cleocin Gel's effectiveness

This may not be a total list of all interactions that may occur. Ask your health care provider incase Cleocin Gel may work with other medicines that you take. Check with your health care provider before you start, halt, or change the dose of any medicine.

Likely Side Effects

All medicines may cause side effects, but many people possess no, or minor, side effects. Check with your doctor incase any of these most ORDINARY side effects persist or become bothersome:

• Dryness; itching; oiliness or oily skin.

Seek health examination attention fair away incase any of these VERY BAD side effects occur:

• Very bad allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); blood or mucus in stools; bloody or very bad diarrhea; stomach cramps or pain; swelling, redness, burning, or peeling of your skin.

This is not a total list of all side effects that may occur. Incase you possess questions about side effects, contact your health care provider.

More Information

• Cleocin Gel may cause harm incase it is swallowed. Incase you may possess used it by mouth, contact your poison control center or emergency room fair away.
• Several weeks may pass before you see improvement in your acne. Continue using Cleocin Gel for the filled time recommended by your doctor.
• Be sure to take Cleocin Gel for the filled course of treatment. Incase you do not, the medicine may not cloudless up your infection completely. The bacteria could as well as become less sensitive to this or other medicines. This could make the infection harder to treat in the expected.
• Do not get Cleocin Gel in your eyes or on the inside of your nose or mouth. Incase you accidentally get the medicine in your eye, immediately flush with a large amount of cool tap water.
• Incase very bad diarrhea, stomach pain or cramping, or bloody stools develop during treatment or within several months after treatment with Cleocin Gel, check with your doctor or pharmacist fair away. Do not treat it without earliest checking with your doctor.
• Talk with your doctor before you take any other medicines or cleansers on your skin.
• Cleocin Gel should not be used in CHILDREN younger than 12 years old; safety as well as effectiveness in these children possess not been confirmed.
• PREGNANCY as well as BREAST-FEEDING: Incase you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits as well as risks of using Cleocin Gel while you are pregnant. It is not known incase Cleocin Gel is found in breast milk. Do not breast-feed while using Cleocin Gel.