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.