cleocin hydrochloride

How long does Clindamycin Hydrochloride stay in your body?

The elimination half-life of clindamycin hydrochloride is about 2.4 hours — the time it takes the body to clear about half of it. As a rule of thumb, a medicine is mostly gone after roughly 4 to 5 half-lives, though this varies from person to person with age and kidney or liver function. The label gives an average biological (elimination) half-life of 2.4 hours for oral clindamycin hydrochloride, the active form. It runs slightly longer in older adults (about 4.0 hours, range 3.4–5.1, vs 3.2 hours, range 2.1–4.2, in younger adults) and is increased slightly in people with markedly reduced kidney or liver function. Clindamycin palmitate (oral pediatric solution) and clindamycin phosphate (injection) are inactive prodrugs that are hydrolyzed in the body to this same active clindamycin. Half-life reflects how fast the drug leaves the blood, not how long a drug test can detect it.

This is general information, not medical advice. It doesn’t tell you when a drug test would read negative (tests detect substances for different, often longer, windows) or when it’s safe to take another dose — ask your pharmacist or prescriber. Source: CLEOCIN HYDROCHLORIDE (clindamycin hydrochloride) capsule — FDA label, DailyMed.

Frequently asked questions

What does Cleocin Hydrochloride treat?

Cleocin Hydrochloride (Clindamycin Hydrochloride) may be used to treat acne vulgaris, actinomycetales infections, bacteroides infections, pneumocystis pneumonia, staphylococcal infections, streptococcal infections, based on NIH RxClass drug-classification data (conditions a drug may treat — not a verbatim copy of the FDA-approved label). This is general reference, not medical advice.

How does Cleocin Hydrochloride work?

Cleocin Hydrochloride is a lincosamide antibacterial. Lincosamides such as clindamycin attach to the bacterial ribosome, the cell's protein-building machine, and stop it from linking amino acids together. Because the bacteria can no longer make the proteins they need, their growth is halted or, depending on the organism and dose, they are killed.

How is Cleocin Hydrochloride rated?

pharmaranks gives Cleocin Hydrochloride a composite score of 3.0 out of 5, currently based on 1 weighted source (FDA regulatory recall-safety data weighted highest). See our methodology at /how-we-rate.

How much does Cleocin Hydrochloride cost?

Nobody can tell you what you will pay — your price is set by your insurer's formulary, your deductible and the pharmacy's markup, and none of those are published. What IS published is what the pharmacy paid to acquire it: about $0.18 per gm, per the CMS NADAC survey. Treat that as the floor, not the quote — ask the pharmacist for the cash price as well as your copay, because for cheap generics the cash price often wins.

Is there a coupon or discount for Cleocin Hydrochloride?

pharmaranks is an independent ratings site, not a pharmacy — we don't issue coupons or sell Cleocin Hydrochloride. To pay less, ask your prescriber or pharmacist whether a generic equivalent exists, check the manufacturer's copay/savings card and patient-assistance program, and compare a pharmacy discount card against your insurance copay. Prices vary by pharmacy, insurance, and location, so always confirm at the counter. This is general reference, not medical or financial advice.

Who makes Cleocin Hydrochloride?

Cleocin Hydrochloride is marketed by Pfizer. You can see Pfizer's full profile, rating, and other products on pharmaranks.

Is Cleocin Hydrochloride a brand-name or generic drug?

Cleocin Hydrochloride is a brand-name product with the active ingredient Clindamycin Hydrochloride. Lower-cost generic equivalents containing Clindamycin Hydrochloride are available — ask your pharmacist.

Is Cleocin Hydrochloride available over the counter?

No. Cleocin Hydrochloride is a prescription (Rx) medication in the US — you need a prescription from a licensed clinician (in person or via telehealth); it isn't sold over the counter. For some conditions there are OTC alternatives — ask your pharmacist.

What forms does Cleocin Hydrochloride come in?

Cleocin Hydrochloride is currently marketed as capsule, per the FDA's National Drug Code Directory.

What class of drug is Cleocin Hydrochloride?

Cleocin Hydrochloride is classified as lincosamide antibacterial, per the FDA's Established Pharmacologic Class.

Is Cleocin Hydrochloride FDA-registered?

Cleocin Hydrochloride is on record with the U.S. FDA under application number NDA050162. You can verify this on its official FDA label.

Has Cleocin Hydrochloride been recalled by the FDA?

Cleocin Hydrochloride has no FDA recalls recorded under its own application in the openFDA enforcement database. Its recall-safety score reflects its manufacturer's overall recall record. This is general reference, not medical advice — check the FDA recall database for the latest alerts.

Is Cleocin Hydrochloride safe?

There's no single safe-or-not verdict. pharmaranks gives Cleocin Hydrochloride a recall-safety score of 60/100, based on its FDA recall history (no recalls under its own FDA application) — not an efficacy or side-effect rating. Review its FDA-label side effects and warnings before use, and always consult a licensed professional.