Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Clindamycin phosphate
Mawdsley-Brooks & Company Ltd
D10AF01
Clindamycin phosphate
10mg/1ml
Cutaneous solution
Cutaneous
No Controlled Drug Status
Valid as a prescribable product
BNF: 13060100
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE PATIENT DALACIN® T 1% TOPICAL SOLUTION (CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE) READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. • Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. • If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or your pharmacist. • This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours. • If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4. The name of your medicine is Dalacin T 1% Topical Solution but will be referred to as Dalacin T throughout the remainder of this leaflet. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET: 1. What Dalacin T is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you use Dalacin T 3. How to use Dalacin T 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Dalacin T 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT DALACIN T IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Dalacin T contains an antibiotic called clindamycin phosphate and comes as a solution. The solution is used on the skin to treat acne. 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU USE DALACIN T DO NOT USE DALACIN T: • If you are hypersensitive (allergic) to clindamycin, lincomycin or to any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6). • If you have a history of inflammatory bowel disease or antibiotic-associated colitis. WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Dalacin T if you have diarrhoea or usually get diarrhoea when you take antibiotics. If you develop severe or prolonged or bloody diarrhoea during or after using Dalacin tell your doctor immediately since it may be necessary to interrupt the treatment. This may be a sign of bowel inflammation (_pseudomembranous _ _colitis_) which can occur following treatment with antibiotics. Dalacin T Topical Solution contains alcohol, which can cause burning or irri Read the complete document