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Clindamycin (Clindamycin) - Reviews, Ratings, Comments by Patients

 



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Below are Clindamycin reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 5 ratings/reviews, Clindamycin has an overall score of 3.60. The effectiveness score is 6.80 and the side effect score is 4.80. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence.
 

Clindamycin review by 54 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Considerably Effective
Side effects:   Severe Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   dental surgery
Dosage & duration:   500 mg taken 3 times day for the period of 1 week
Other conditions:   none
Other drugs taken:   none
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   IT WAS supposed to help after major dental surgery? I HAD ALL MY UPPER TEETH EXTRACTED, AND 4 TEETH EXTRACTED FROM MY LOWER TEETH. I HAD ROOT PLANING DONE ON BOTH UPPER AND LOWER MOUTH. SURGERY WAS DONE WITH TWILIGHT SLEEP ON AN OUT PATIENT BASIS. I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL MOUTH NOW AND EVEN MY GUM DISEASE IS IMPROVING,
Side effects:   major rash over most of my body (75%), took 2 weeks to go away. Low grade fever (100.) for the first few days after rash appeared.
Comments:   500 mg. 3 times a day

 

Clindamycin review by 51 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Marginally Effective
Side effects:   Moderate Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   Sinusitus/ Double ear infection
Dosage & duration:   300 mg 2 x day taken 2 x day for the period of 2 weeks
Other conditions:   Cough and congestion
Other drugs taken:   Tenormin
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   Not much at all for what I had going on
Side effects:   Bad heartburn, nausea, and overall ill feeling at times
Comments:   I was going to include here that if anyone is ever taking an antibiotic or drug that was prescribed to them and they experience any hives, vomiting, or rash of any kind they should cease taking that drug as they most likely are ALLERGIC TO IT. Always read your instructions you get with your prescription that the pharmacy gives you. HIVES, or RASH ALL OVER BODY NAUSEA WITH VOMITING STOP taking drug as you are most likely allergic to it and cannot take it!!

 

Clindamycin review by 29 year old male patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Considerably Effective
Side effects:   Severe Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   Throat Infection
Dosage & duration:   300MG taken 4 times a day for the period of 4 days
Other conditions:   nothing
Other drugs taken:   Benzydamine (Mouthwash)
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   Throat infection cleared up by the 2nd day of treatment.
Side effects:   Esophageal irritation making it really painful to have anything like tea or eating anything hot because it feels like it's scraping your esophagus before it reaches your stomach.
Comments:   One 300MG pill of Clindamycin, along with two Advils followed by gargling the Benzydamine, four times a day. To be taken with food.

 

Clindamycin review by 21 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Considerably Effective
Side effects:   Moderate Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   Staph Infection
Dosage & duration:   150mg taken four times a day for the period of 7 days
Other conditions:   Asthma, allergies, eczema, GERD
Other drugs taken:   Reactine, Pantaloc, Advair
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   My staph infection on my neck and legs started to clear up pretty quickly... within the 2nd day i noticed a huge difference.
Side effects:   i was scared to death to take this medication after i read what other people wrote about this drug... however.. for me it was not that bad... the first 2 doses I had some headaches/dizziness... I think I was just getting used to the drug... it is pretty strong... no stomach issues until day 5 out of 7... a bit of abdominal pain..but nothing major... id rather get rid of the itchy staph infection and suffer with the minor side effects.
Comments:   Taking the drug and putting on topical mupurocin.

 

Clindamycin review by 61 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Moderately Effective
Side effects:   Severe Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   Post dental work
Dosage & duration:   25 mg taken 1/day for the period of 10 days
Other conditions:   Arthritis
Other drugs taken:   None
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   Initial signs of infection appeared to be treated effectively.
Side effects:   After a few days on this medication, it caused persistent diarrhea lasting several weeks.
Comments:   Medication prescribed after root canal dental work to treat initial symptoms of infection. While infection did not occur, diarrhea was so persistent that I had to seek medical treatment. Will not take this again.
 


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