Generic Name
LincomycinPacks Price
- Inj 300 mg(012077): 5 Ampx1 ml: 88.44: 104.05
Lincomycin
Therapeutic Group
Macrolides, Lincosamides And StreptograminsIndication Dosage
Infections Caused By Gram-positive Pathogens, Anaerobic Infections, Chronic Middle Ear Infection, Colitis, Impetigo, Osteomyelitis, Pneumonia:
Oral:
- Adults: 500 Mg Three Or Four Times Daily;
- Children 1-6 Months: 1.25-2.5 Ml Three Times Daily;
- 6 Months - 2 Yrs: 2.5-5 Ml Three Times Daily;
- 3 - 9 Yrs: 2.5-5 Ml Four Times Daily;
- 10 - 12 Yrs: 5-10 Ml Four Times Daily.
By IM Inj Or Iv Infusion:
- Adults: 600 Mg By IM Inj 12-24 Hourly Or IV infusion 8-12 Hourly.
- Children 1 Month & Older: 10 Mg/kg By IM Inj 12-24 Hourly; Alternatively 10-20 Mg/kg Daily By IV Infusion In 2 Or 3 Divided Doses At 8-12 Hr Intervals.
Content
- Cap 500mg: Lincomycin (as Hci) 500mg.
- Inj 150mg (1 ml) /300mg(1 ml) /600mg(2 ml): Lincomycin (as Hci) 150mg (1 ml) /300mg(1 ml) /600mg(2 ml) Amp /vial.
- Susp /Syp: Per 5 ml: Lincomycin.
Pregnancy
Caution Advised, Avoid
Stability
- Lincosamide
Contra Indications
- Lincosamide Sensitivity.
Precautions
- Lincosamide Sensitivity.
Lactation
- Contraindicated, Avoid
Side Effects
- Abdominal Discomfort
- Anaphylactoid Reactions
- Antibiotic-associated Colitis
- Diarrhoea (discontinue Treatment)
- Eosinophilia
- Exfoliative Dermatitis
- Jaundice
- Leucopenia
- Nausea
- Oesophageal Ulcers
- Oesophagitis
- Polyarthritis
- Pruritus
- Rash
- Stevens-johnson Syndrome
- Taste Disturbances
- Thrombocytopenia
- Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
- Urticaria
- Vesiculobullous Dermatitis
- Vomiting
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Author
Shahid Arif