Export

Clindamycin
Not recommended as an essential medicine
Section:
6. Anti-infective medicines 6.2. Antibacterials 6.2.1. Access group antibiotics
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ATC codes: J01FF01
EMLc
Indication
Bacterial infection of unspecified site ICD11 code: 1C81
INN
Clindamycin
Medicine type
Chemical agent
Antibiotic groups
ACCESS
List type
Complementary (EML)
(EMLc)
Formulations
Oral > Liquid: 75 mg per 5 mL (as palmitate hydrochloride) (EMLc)
Oral > Solid: 150 mg (as hydrochloride) capsule
Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 150 mg per mL (as phosphate) injection
EML status history
First added in 1991 (TRS 825)
Changed in 1997 (TRS 882)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 950)
Removed in 2017 (TRS 1006)
Sex
All
Age
Also recommended for children
Therapeutic alternatives
The recommendation is for this specific medicine
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
Wikipedia
Clindamycin
DrugBank
Clindamycin
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
As part of the comprehensive review of antibacterials undertaken by the Expert Committee in 2017, listing of clindamycin was reviewed and specific indications for its use were recommended. Refer to the 2017 recommendation(s) for clindamycin for more information.