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Topically administered clindamycin in the treatment of acne vulgaris and other dermatologic disorders.

Abstract
Clindamycin is a macrolide antibiotic that has been used orally and topically in the treatment of acne vulgaris. Unfortunately, oral administration is associated with pseudomembranous colitis in up to 10% of patients; consequently, it is no longer a generally accepted form of acne therapy. Topical application is an effective, safer alternative. Topical formulations may be extemporaneously prepared or purchased as a pre-mixed hydroalcoholic solution. Adverse effects associated with topical preparations are few and mostly minor. Topical clindamycin is also used in the treatment of erythrasma, rosacea, periorificial facial dermatitis, and folliculitis.
AuthorsT Rosen, M Waisman
JournalPharmacotherapy (Pharmacotherapy) 1981 Nov-Dec Vol. 1 Issue 3 Pg. 201-5 ISSN: 0277-0008 [Print] United States
PMID6242711 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Clindamycin
Topics
  • Acne Vulgaris (drug therapy)
  • Administration, Oral
  • Administration, Topical
  • Clindamycin (administration & dosage, adverse effects, therapeutic use)
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous (chemically induced)
  • Humans
  • Rosacea (drug therapy)

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