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 |
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| Formula | C18H34N2O6S |
Lincomycin has 83 Brands listed
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