Comparing Clindamycin vs Tetracycline
| Clindamycin | Tetracycline |
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| Clindamycin | Tetracycline |
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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
Prescribed for Bacterial Infection, Bladder Infection, Acne, Bronchitis, Brucellosis, Bullous Pemphigoid, Chlamydia Infection, Ehrlichiosis, Epididymitis - Sexually Transmitted, Gonococcal Infection... View more |
Related suggestions Bacterial Infection
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
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| More about Clindamycin | More about Tetracycline | ||||||||||||||||
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Clindamycin has an average rating of 5.7 out of 10 from a total of 807 ratings on Drugs.com. 43% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 35% reported a negative effect. |
Tetracycline has an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from a total of 64 ratings on Drugs.com. 56% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 28% 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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| Cleocin, Cleocin HCl, Cleocin Pediatric, Cleocin Phosphate, Cleocin Phosphate ADD-Vantage | Achromycin V, Actisite, Ala-Tet, Brodspec, Emtet-500, Sumycin 250 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
11 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 D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 114 drugs are known to interact with Clindamycin:
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A total of 223 drugs are known to interact with Tetracycline:
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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 |
September 17, 1954 |
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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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