Comparing Benzoyl Peroxide / Clindamycin Topical vs Clindamycin
| Benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin topical | Clindamycin |
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| Benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin topical | Clindamycin |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Acne. Benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin topical may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Clindamycin is an antibiotic that is usually reserved for treating anaerobic infections or other serious infections caused by gram-positive bacteria in penicillin-allergic people. The risk of C... View more |
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| More about Benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin topical | More about Clindamycin | ||||||||||||||||
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Benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin topical has an average rating of 7.7 out of 10 from a total of 576 ratings on Drugs.com. 69% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 14% reported a negative effect. |
Clindamycin has an average rating of 5.7 out of 10 from a total of 808 ratings on Drugs.com. 43% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 35% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin topical side effects |
View all Clindamycin side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Acanya, Benzaclin, Duac, Neuac, Onexton, Z-Clinz 10 | Cleocin, Cleocin HCl, Cleocin Pediatric, Cleocin Phosphate, Cleocin Phosphate ADD-Vantage | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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N/A |
3.4 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 21 drugs are known to interact with Benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin topical:
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A total of 114 drugs are known to interact with Clindamycin:
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No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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December 21, 2000 |
February 22, 1970 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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