clindamycin phosphate

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Brand name
clindamycin phosphate
Generic name
CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE
Manufacturer
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Product type
HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG
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SPL ID
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Version
22
Effective date
2026-08-06
Source export date
2026-09-28
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Import run
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Imported at
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Harmonized routes table
Harmonized routes
VAGINAL

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warnings

WARNINGS Pseudomembranous colitis has been reported with nearly all antibacterial agents, including clindamycin, and may range in severity from mild to life-threatening. Orally and parenterally administered clindamycin has been associated with severe colitis which may end fatally. Diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, and colitis (including pseudomembranous colitis) have been reported with the use of orally and parenterally administered clindamycin, as well as with topical (dermal and vaginal) formulations of clindamycin. Therefore, it is important to consider this diagnosis in patients who present with diarrhea subsequent to the administration of clindamycin, even when administered by the vaginal route, because approximately 5% of the clindamycin dose is systemically absorbed from the vagina. Treatment with antibacterial agents alters the normal flora of the colon and may permit overgrowth of clostridia. Studies indicate that a toxin produced by Clostridioides difficile is a primary cause of "antibiotic-associated" colitis. After the diagnosis of pseudomembranous colitis has been established, therapeutic measures should be initiated. Mild cases of pseudomembranous colitis usually respond to discontinuation of the drug alone. In moderate to severe cases, consideration should be given to management with fluids and electrolytes, protein supplementation, and treatment with an antibacterial drug clinically effective against Clostridioides difficile colitis. Onset of pseudomembranous colitis symptoms may occur during or after antimicrobial treatment.

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adverse reactions

ADVERSE REACTIONS Clinical trials Non-pregnant Women In clinical trials involving non-pregnant women, 1.8% of 600 patients who received treatment with clindamycin phosphate vaginal cream 2% for 3 days and 2.7% of 1325 patients who received treatment for 7 days discontinued therapy due to drug-related adverse events. Medical events judged to be related, probably related, possibly related, or of unknown relationship to vaginally administered clindamycin phosphate vaginal cream 2%, were reported for 20.7% of the patients receiving treatment for 3 days and 21.3% of the patients receiving treatment for 7 days. Events occurring in ≥1% of patients receiving clindamycin phosphate vaginal cream 2% are shown in Table 1. TABLE 1 – Events Occurring in ≥1% of Non-pregnant Patients Receiving Clindamycin Phosphate Vaginal Cream 2% Clindamycin Phosphate Vaginal Cream Event 3 Day n=600 7 Day n=1325 Urogenital Vaginal moniliasis 7.7 10.4 Vulvovaginitis 6.0 4.4 Vulvovaginal disorder 3.2 5.3 Trichomonal vaginitis 0 1.3 Body as a Whole Moniliasis (body) 1.3 0.2 Other events occurring in <1% of the clindamycin vaginal cream 2% groups include: Urogenital system: vaginal discharge, metrorrhagia, urinary tract infection, endometriosis, menstrual disorder, vaginitis/vaginal infection, and vaginal pain. Body as a whole: localized abdominal pain, generalized abdominal pain, abdominal cramps, halitosis, headache, bacterial infection, inflammatory swelling, allergic reaction, and fungal infection. Digestive system: nausea, vomiting, constipation, dyspepsia, flatulence, diarrhea, and gastrointestinal disorder. Endocrine system: hyperthyroidism. Central nervous system: dizziness and vertigo. Respiratory system: epistaxis. Skin: pruritus (non-application site), moniliasis, rash, maculopapular rash, erythema, and urticaria. Special senses: taste perversion. Pregnant Women In a clinical trial involving pregnant women during the second trimester, 1.7% of 180 patients who received treatment for 7 days discontinued therapy due to drug-related adverse events. Medical events judged to be related, probably related, possibly related, or of unknown relationship to vaginally administered clindamycin phosphate vaginal cream 2%, were reported for 22.8% of pregnant patients. Events occurring in ≥1% of patients receiving either clindamycin phosphate vaginal cream 2% or placebo are shown in Table 2. TABLE 2 - Events Occurring in ≥1% of Pregnant Patients Receiving Clindamycin Phosphate Vaginal Cream 2% or Placebo Clindamycin Phosphate Vaginal Cream Placebo Event 7 DAY n=180 7 Day n=184 Urogenital Vaginal moniliasis 13.3 7.1 Vulvovaginal disorder 6.7 7.1 Abnormal labor 1.1 0.5 Body as a Whole Fungal infection 1.7 0 Skin Pruritus, non-application site 1.1 0 Other events occurring in <1% of the clindamycin vaginal cream 2% group include: Urogenital system: dysuria, metrorrhagia, vaginal pain, and trichomonal vaginitis. Body as a whole: upper respiratory infection. Skin: pruritus (topical application site) and erythema. Post-marketing Experience Because these reactions are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure. In the post-marketing period, there have been case reports of pseudomembranous colitis with the use of clindamycin phosphate vaginal cream. Other clindamycin formulations: Clindamycin vaginal cream affords minimal peak serum levels and systemic exposure (AUCs) of clindamycin compared to 100 mg oral clindamycin dosing. Although these lower levels of exposure are less likely to produce the common reactions seen with oral clindamycin, the possibility of these and other reactions cannot be excluded presently. Data from well-controlled trials directly comparing clindamycin administered orally to clindamycin administered vaginally are not available. The following adverse reactions and altered laboratory tests have been reported with the oral or parenteral use of clindamycin: Infections and Infestations: Clostridioides difficile colitis. Gastrointestinal: Abdominal pain, esophagitis, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and pseudomembranous colitis. (See WARNINGS .) Hematopoietic: Transient neutropenia (leukopenia), eosinophilia, agranulocytosis, and thrombocytopenia have been reported. No direct etiologic relationship to concurrent clindamycin therapy could be made in any of these reports. Hypersensitivity Reactions: Maculopapular rash and urticaria have been observed during drug therapy. Generalized mild to moderate morbilliform-like skin rashes are the most frequently reported of all adverse reactions. Cases of Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis (AGEP), erythema multiforme, some resembling Stevens-Johnson syndrome, have been associated with clindamycin. A few cases of anaphylactoid reactions have been reported. If a hypersensitivity reaction occurs, the drug should be discontinued. Liver: Jaundice and abnormalities in liver function tests have been observed during clindamycin therapy. Musculoskeletal: Cases of polyarthritis have been reported. Renal: Acute kidney injury. Immune System: Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) cases have been reported.

adverse reactions table

<table ID="_RefID0EJBAE" width="100%"><caption>TABLE 1 &#x2013; Events Occurring in &#x2265;1% of Non-pregnant Patients Receiving Clindamycin Phosphate Vaginal Cream 2%</caption><col width="49%"/><col width="24%"/><col width="25%"/><thead><tr><th align="left" styleCode="Rrule Lrule Toprule " valign="top"/><th align="center" colspan="2" styleCode="Rrule Botrule Toprule " valign="top"><content styleCode="bold">Clindamycin Phosphate Vaginal Cream</content></th></tr><tr><th align="left" styleCode="Rrule Lrule Botrule " valign="top"><content styleCode="bold"> Event</content></th><th align="center" styleCode="Rrule Botrule " valign="top"><content styleCode="bold">3 Day</content> <content styleCode="bold">n=600</content></th><th align="center" styleCode="Rrule Botrule " valign="top"><content styleCode="bold">7 Day</content> <content styleCode="bold">n=1325</content></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td styleCode="Rrule Lrule Toprule " valign="top"><paragraph><content styleCode="bold">Urogenital</content></paragraph></td><td styleCode="Rrule Toprule " valign="top"/><td styleCode="Rrule Toprule " valign="top"/></tr><tr><td styleCode="Rrule Lrule " valign="top"><paragraph> Vaginal moniliasis</paragraph></td><td align="center" styleCode="Rrule " valign="top"><paragraph>7.7</paragraph></td><td align="center" styleCode="Rrule " valign="top"><paragraph>10.4</paragraph></td></tr><tr><td styleCode="Rrule Lrule " valign="top"><paragraph> Vulvovaginitis</paragraph></td><td align="center" styleCode="Rrule " valign="top"><paragraph>6.0</paragraph></td><td align="center" styleCode="Rrule " valign="top"><paragraph>4.4</paragraph></td></tr><tr><td styleCode="Rrule Lrule " valign="top"><paragraph> Vulvovaginal disorder</paragraph></td><td align="center" styleCode="Rrule " valign="top"><paragraph>3.2</paragraph></td><td align="center" styleCode="Rrule " valign="top"><paragraph>5.3</paragraph></td></tr><tr><td styleCode="Rrule Lrule Botrule " valign="top"><paragraph> Trichomonal vaginitis</paragraph></td><td align="center" styleCode="Rrule Botrule " valign="top"><paragraph>0</paragraph></td><td align="center" styleCode="Rrule Botrule " valign="top"><paragraph>1.3</paragraph></td></tr><tr><td styleCode="Rrule Lrule " valign="top"><paragraph><content styleCode="underline">Body as a Whole</content></paragraph></td><td styleCode="Rrule " valign="top"/><td styleCode="Rrule " valign="top"/></tr><tr><td styleCode="Rrule Botrule Lrule " valign="top"><paragraph> Moniliasis (body)</paragraph></td><td align="center" styleCode="Rrule Botrule " valign="top"><paragraph>1.3</paragraph></td><td align="center" styleCode="Rrule Botrule " valign="top"><paragraph>0.2</paragraph></td></tr></tbody></table>

adverse reactions table

<table ID="_RefID0ESFAE" width="100%"><caption>TABLE 2 - Events Occurring in &#x2265;1% of Pregnant Patients Receiving Clindamycin Phosphate Vaginal Cream 2% or Placebo</caption><col width="49%"/><col width="25%"/><col width="24%"/><thead><tr><th align="left" styleCode="Rrule Lrule Toprule " valign="top"/><th align="center" styleCode="Rrule Botrule Toprule " valign="top"><content styleCode="bold">Clindamycin Phosphate Vaginal Cream</content></th><th align="center" styleCode="Rrule Botrule Toprule " valign="top"><content styleCode="bold">Placebo</content></th></tr><tr><th align="left" styleCode="Rrule Lrule Botrule " valign="top"><content styleCode="bold">Event</content></th><th align="center" styleCode="Rrule Botrule " valign="top"><content styleCode="bold">7 DAY</content> <content styleCode="bold">n=180</content></th><th align="center" styleCode="Rrule Botrule " valign="top"><content styleCode="bold">7 Day</content> <content styleCode="bold">n=184</content></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td styleCode="Rrule Lrule Toprule " valign="top"><paragraph><content styleCode="underline">Urogenital</content></paragraph></td><td styleCode="Rrule Toprule " valign="top"/><td styleCode="Rrule Toprule " valign="top"/></tr><tr><td styleCode="Rrule Lrule " valign="top"><paragraph> Vaginal moniliasis</paragraph></td><td align="center" styleCode="Rrule " valign="top"><paragraph>13.3</paragraph></td><td align="center" styleCode="Rrule " valign="top"><paragraph>7.1</paragraph></td></tr><tr><td styleCode="Rrule Lrule " valign="top"><paragraph> Vulvovaginal disorder</paragraph></td><td align="center" styleCode="Rrule " valign="top"><paragraph>6.7</paragraph></td><td align="center" styleCode="Rrule " valign="top"><paragraph>7.1</paragraph></td></tr><tr><td styleCode="Rrule Lrule Botrule " valign="top"><paragraph> Abnormal labor</paragraph></td><td align="center" styleCode="Rrule Botrule " valign="top"><paragraph>1.1</paragraph></td><td align="center" styleCode="Rrule Botrule " valign="top"><paragraph>0.5</paragraph></td></tr><tr><td styleCode="Rrule Lrule " valign="top"><paragraph><content styleCode="underline">Body as a Whole</content></paragraph></td><td styleCode="Rrule " valign="top"/><td styleCode="Rrule " valign="top"/></tr><tr><td styleCode="Rrule Lrule Botrule " valign="top"><paragraph> Fungal infection</paragraph></td><td align="center" styleCode="Rrule Botrule " valign="top"><paragraph>1.7</paragraph></td><td align="center" styleCode="Rrule Botrule " valign="top"><paragraph>0</paragraph></td></tr><tr><td styleCode="Rrule Lrule " valign="top"><paragraph><content styleCode="underline">Skin</content></paragraph></td><td styleCode="Rrule " valign="top"/><td styleCode="Rrule " valign="top"/></tr><tr><td styleCode="Rrule Botrule Lrule " valign="top"><paragraph> Pruritus, non-application site</paragraph></td><td align="center" styleCode="Rrule Botrule " valign="top"><paragraph>1.1</paragraph></td><td align="center" styleCode="Rrule Botrule " valign="top"><paragraph>0</paragraph></td></tr></tbody></table>

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