Understanding Clindamycin

Are you ready? Clindamycin stepped into the ring in 1966. It's a powerful and so, so versatile antibiotic. Men, you've got your pick of pills, liquid meds, or even an injection. Taking it orally? Expect an adult dose to be 150 to 300 milligrams every 6 hours! Dealing with a serious infection? Men, you'll need 300 to 450 milligrams for each dose! An injection of this antibiotic comes in daily doses of 600 to 1,200 milligrams. You could have 2 to 4 doses of this!

Men, you've got power on your side with clindamycin. It tackles many, many serious infections. This includes blood, lung, and skin infections! Can't take penicillin medicine because of an allergy? This is one of the antibiotics without penicillin! Got severe acne? Not when you start using clindamycin for acne! Of course, there's one huge, huge job here. Men, talk to a doctor to see if this med is right for you!

How It Works

Guess what? Clindamycin dissolves in water and is part synthetic. It's made from lincomycin. But it's much, much more effective than this natural antibiotic! This med's a very, very powerful fighter! It slows down how fast bacteria grow! And high doses? Well, everyone knows they can prevent this growth! So how does it work? It inhibits bacterial protein synthesis! But wait, there's more! It also blocks ribosome translocation. This med is going to bind to some parts of large bacterial ribosomal subunits. However, this can be reversed! It can also overlap with binding sites of other meds. Examples? Macrolide antibiotics and some antibacterial drugs!