Clindax 300 mg (Capsule)

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Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Clindamycin
Company Opsonin pharma ltd
Also available as
Clindax 150 mg capsule Clindax 75 mg suspension Clindax 300 mg injection Clindax 600 mg injection

Indications

  • Upper respiratory infections
  • Lower respiratory infections
  • Skin and soft tissue infections
  • Bone and joint infections
  • Pelvic infections
  • Intra-abdominal infections
  • Septicemia and endocarditis
  • Dental infections
  • Multi-drug resistant Plasmodium falciporum infection

Description

  • Lincosamide antibiotic
  • Derived from lincomycin
  • Effective against aerobic gram-positive cocci
  • Effective against anaerobic gram-negative bacilli
  • Effective against anaerobic and microaerophilic gram-positive cocci
  • Semisynthetic antibiotic

Dosage & Administration

  • Dosage for serious infections: 150 mg-300 mg every six hours
  • Dosage for more severe infections: 300 mg-450 mg every six hours
  • Dosage of Powder for oral solution for serious infections: 8-12 mg/kg/day
  • Dosage of Powder for oral solution for severe infections: 13-16 mg/kg/day
  • Dosage of Powder for oral solution for more severe infections: 17-25 mg/kg/day
  • Dosage of IV/IM Injection for serious infections in adults: 600-1200 mg/day in 2- 4 equal doses
  • Dosage of IV/IM Injection for neonates (less than 1 month): 15 to 20 mg/kg/day in 3 to 4 equal doses

Interaction

  • Enhances the action of neuromuscular blocking agents
  • Antagonistic effect with erythromycin

Contraindications

  • Patients sensitive to clindamycin or any of the ingredients

Side Effects

  • Abdominal pain
  • Oesophagitis and oesophagial ulcer
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhoea
  • Pruritus
  • Skin rashes
  • Urticaria

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Pregnancy Category B
  • Crosses the placenta in humans
  • Not recommended for nursing mothers if not clearly needed

Precautions & Warnings

  • Prescribed with caution in individuals with a history of gastrointestinal disease

Use in Special Populations

  • Monitoring of organ system functions in newborns and infants
  • No dose adjustment necessary for geriatric use

Overdose Effects

  • Rare occurrence of overdosage with orally administered Clindax
  • Haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis are not effective in removing Clindax from the serum

Therapeutic Class

Macrolides

Reconstitution

  • Direction for reconstitution of powder for oral solution
  • Dilution of Clindax injection for intravenous use
  • Physical and biological compatibility studies

Storage Conditions

Keep below 30°C temperature, away from light & moisture, out of the reach of children

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