G&W 5256 Pill - blue capsule/oblong, 22mm
Pill with imprint G&W 5256 is Blue, Capsule/Oblong and has been identified as Clindamycin Hydrochloride 300 mg. It is supplied by G&W Laboratories, Inc.
Clindamycin is used in the treatment of Bacterial Endocarditis Prevention; Aspiration Pneumonia; Babesiosis; Bacteremia; Bacterial Infection and belongs to the drug class lincomycin derivatives. There is no proven risk in humans during pregnancy. Clindamycin 300 mg is not a controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
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Clindamycin Hydrochloride
- Imprint
- G&W 5256
- Strength
- 300 mg
- Color
- Blue
- Size
- 22.00 mm
- Shape
- Capsule/Oblong
- Availability
- Prescription only
- Drug Class
- Lincomycin derivatives
- Pregnancy Category
- B - No proven risk in humans
- CSA Schedule
- Not a controlled drug
- Labeler / Supplier
- G&W Laboratories, Inc.
- National Drug Code (NDC)
- 00713-5256
- Inactive Ingredients
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corn starch,
lactose monohydrate,
magnesium stearate,
ferrosoferric oxide,
D&C Yellow No. 10,
aluminum oxide,
FD&C Blue No. 1,
FD&C Blue No. 2,
indigotindisulfonate sodium,
FD&C Red No. 40,
gelatin,
propylene glycol,
shellac,
titanium dioxide
Note: Inactive ingredients may vary.
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