Comparing Clindamycin vs Metronidazole
| Clindamycin | Metronidazole |
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| Clindamycin | Metronidazole |
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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 |
Prescription only
Metronidazole is an antibiotic that is particularly effective at treating infections caused by susceptible anaerobic bacteria and parasites. Alcohol and products containing propylene glycol should... View more |
Related suggestions Bacterial Infection
Bacterial Vaginosis
Skin or Soft Tissue Infection
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| More about Clindamycin | More about Metronidazole | ||||||||||||||||
| Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||||||||||
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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. |
Metronidazole has an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from a total of 2432 ratings on Drugs.com. 44% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 29% 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 Clindamycin side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Brand Names | |||||||||||||||||
| Cleocin, Cleocin HCl, Cleocin Pediatric, Cleocin Phosphate, Cleocin Phosphate ADD-Vantage | Flagyl, Flagyl 375, Flagyl IV, Likmez, Metro, Metro IV | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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3.4 hours |
20 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 B
No proven risk in humans
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 115 drugs are known to interact with Clindamycin:
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A total of 391 drugs are known to interact with Metronidazole:
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No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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February 22, 1970 |
July 18, 1963 |
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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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