Drug details

Cleocin Vaginal Cream (clindamycin phosphate vaginal cream, usp)

type of Antibiotics, Lincosamide

Cleocin (clindamycin phosphate) Vaginal Cream is an antibiotic used in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis (formerly referred to as Haemophilus vaginitis, Gardnerella vaginitis, nonspecific vaginitis, Corynebacterium vaginitis, or anaerobic vaginosis). Cleocin Vaginal Cream is available in generic form.

The drug is often used to treat Bacterial vaginosis .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• itching,
• constipation,
• headache, and
• irritation,
• back pain
• yeast infection,
• vaginal infection,
• vaginal pain,
• discomfort or pain when urinating,
• inflammation,
• white patches in the mouth,
• thick/white vaginal discharge,
• burning and swelling of the vagina,

The following drugs are related to Cleocin Vaginal Cream, either as a replacement or used together:

• Cleocin Hydrochloride (clindamycin capsules)
• Cleocin I.V. (clindamycin)
• Cleocin T (clindamycin topical)
• Cleocin Vaginal Ovules (clindamycin phosphate vaginal suppositories)
• ClindaMax Vaginal Cream (clindamycin phosphate)
• Doxy 100 & 200 (doxycycline for injection)
• Flagyl (metronidazole)
• Flagyl ER (metronidazole extended release tablets)
• Flagyl Injection (metronidazole injection)
• MetroCream (metronidazole topical cream)
• Metrogel (metronidazole)
• MetroGel 75 (metronidazole topical gel)
• MetroGel Vaginal (metronidazole)
• Vandazole (metronidazole vaginal gel)
• Nuvessa (metronidazole vaginal gel)