What you should know before taking Cleocin
Do not use clindamycin
If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to this active, lincomycin or any of the other components of the specialty pharmaceutical prescribed. If you think you may be allergic, consult your doctor.
Allergy symptoms may include
- Crisis of asthma, shortness of breath, audible wheezing or rapid breathing.
- More or less sudden swelling of face, lips, tongue or elsewhere in the body. It is especially critical if it affects the vocal cords.
- Hives, itching, rash
- Anaphylactic shock (loss of consciousness, paleness, sweating, etc).
Take special care with clindamycin
- If you have kidney disease, should be considered a dose reduction and / or increase the interval between doses.
- If you have liver disease, should be considered a dose reduction and / or increase the interval between doses.
- If during treatment with clindamycin diarrhea is persistent and intense, it should be stopped immediately and establish a diagnosis and appropriate therapeutic measures. This situation may also occur after treatment. The diarrhea may be associated with blood or mucus in the stool and may evolve into acute colitis. Inform your doctor for proper treatment is instituted.
- During prolonged therapy should be analysis of liver and kidney function. Be estimated serum levels of clindamycin.
- If you have manifested hypersensitivity to other antibiotics. In this case clindamycin should be used with caution.
- If you have lactose intolerance.
Consult your doctor, even if any of the above circumstances have only happened once.
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