Antibiotic
clindamycin
[ klin-duh-mahy-sin ]
Brand Names:
Acanya; ANTIROBE; Benzaclin; Cleocin; Cleocin-T; Clindacin; ClindaCure; Clindagel; Clinda-Guard; Clindamax; Clindamed; Clindesse; Clintabs; Duac; Evoclin; Neuac; Onexton; Veltin; Ziana; Zydaclin
Effect:
Decreased Protein Synthesis
May Prevent:
Endocarditis, Bacterial
May Treat:
Acne Vulgaris; Actinomycetales Infections; Bacteroides Infections; Pneumonia, Pneumocystis; Staphylococcal Infections; Streptococcal Infections; Toxoplasmosis; Vaginosis, Bacterial
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to clindamycin:
  • A semisynthetic broad spectrum antibiotic produced by chemical modification of the parent compound lincomycin. Clindamycin dissociates peptidyl-tRNA from the bacterial ribosome, thereby disrupting bacterial protein synthesis. (NCI04)
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An antibacterial agent that is a semisynthetic analog of LINCOMYCIN.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Clindamycin is a lincosamide antibiotic that is primarily bacteriostatic. It binds to the 50S subunit of the ribosome, thus inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis.
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2025
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