Lincomycin

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Aerobic and anaerobic infections.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Hypersensitivity. Pregnancy and lactation. Neonates, hepatic, renal, endocrine or metabolic disorders.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

GI disorders. Elderly and children. Severe, renal and hepatic impairment.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Colitis, diarrhoea (discontinue immediately). Hypotension (IV), vertigo, dermatitis, erythema multiforme, nausea, vomiting, stomatitis, vaginitis, agranulocytosis and bone marrow depression.

Drug Category/Class

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
  • Antibiotics
  • Antibacterials for Systemic Use
  • Antiinfectives for Systemic Use
  • Macrolides, Lincosamides and Streptogramins
  • Antibacterials for Intramammary Use
  • Lincosamides
  • Lincosamides
Prescribed Lincomycin is an antibiotic used in the treatment of staphylococcal, streptococcal, and Bacteroides fragilis infections.
Weight :406.537
Structure Lincomycin
Generic Drug Lincomycin prescribed Lincomycin is an antibiotic used in the treatment of staphylococcal, streptococcal, and <i>Bacteroides fragilis</i> infections.
Formula

C18H34N2O6S

Lincomycin has 83 Brands listed


Admycin L (600 mg)Co Link (300 mg)
Endosep (300 mg)Hilinc (300 mg)
Jolink (300 mg)Jolink (600 mg)
Kelin (300 mg)Licomine (60 ml)
Lidon (500 mg)Linc (300 mg)
Linc (600 mg)Lincin (250 mg)
Lincin (500 mg)Linco (300 mg)
Linco (500 mg)Lincocin (300 mg)
Lincocin (500 mg)Lincocin (600 mg)
Lincofin (300 mg)Lincofin (600 mg)
Lincol (300 mg)Lincol (600 mg)
Lincomycin (500 mg)Linconit (600 mg)
Lincopic (250 mg)Lincopic (500 mg)
Lincopic (60 ml)Lincoriv (600 mg)
Lincosa (300 mg)Lincost (500 mg)
Lincowin (600 mg)Lincozin (250 mg)
Lincozin (500 mg)Lincozin (60 ml)
Lincozin (600 mg)Lincozin Inj (300 mg)
Lindon (500 mg)Lines (250 mg)
Lines (300 mg)Lines (500 mg)
Lines (600 mg)Link (300 mg)
Link (500 mg)Link (600 mg)
Link (Skin) (10 gm)Linka (300 mg)
Linka (600 mg)Linkam (500 mg)
Linkosol (600 mg)Linocin (250 mg)
Linocin (300 mg)Linocin (500 mg)
Linoson (600 mg)Lint (600 mg)
Lintop (500 mg)Liod (250 mg)
Liod (300 mg)Liod (500 mg)
Liod (60 ml)Liod (600 mg)
Lycin (250 mg)Lycin (500 mg)
Lycin (60 ml)Lycin (600 mg)
Lymcin (600 mg)Lynx (250 mg)
Lynx (300 mg)Lynx (500 mg)
Lynx (60 ml)Lynx (600 mg)
Lynx (Skin) (10 gm)Maclin (300 mg)
Maclin (600 mg)Malolinc (600 mg)
New Link (300 mg)New Link (600 mg)
Olin Hcl (600 mg)Paklin (600 mg)
Prolinc (600 mg)Semilinc (30 ml)
Semilinc (500 mg)Splinc (250 mg)
Splinc (500 mg)

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