Candles Clindacin

Candles Clindacine is a broad-spectrum antibacterial agent based on clindamycin, an antibiotic of the group of lincosamides. In therapeutic doses the preparation has bacteriostatic, and in high concentration - bactericidal action on the pathogenic microflora of the vagina. The antibiotic, contained in candles, destroys most of the pathogenic bacteria and weakens, makes the remaining ones unable to reproduce. However, the fungi of the genus Candida and the causative agents of trichomoniasis to clindamycin are insensitive.

Composition and form of candlestick release

The candles have a cylindrical shape and a white or slightly yellowish color. The suppository section may have a funnel-shaped depression. The drug is sold three candles in one package.

Each suppository contains 100 mg of clindamycin, as well as auxiliary substances in the form of semi-synthetic glycerides.

Use of vaginal suppositories Clindacin

This drug is used for vaginal infections caused by clindamycin-sensitive bacteria, including:

Introduce suppository lying down, once a day, just before bed. The course of treatment with candles Klindacin is from 3 to 6 days. Apply candles for longer than 7 days in a row is not recommended, as it is possible to develop immunity of microorganisms to antibiotic, which makes its further use ineffective.

It is worth noting that the use of candles Klindacin in menstruation is not recommended, since they simply will not have the necessary therapeutic effect. The medicine will not have time to absorb, but will be excreted from the body along with the blood.

Side effects and contraindications for candles Klindacin

Due to the fact that the preparation penetrates in very small doses outside the immediate zone of exposure, overdoses with the use of Candlesticin suppositories have not been observed, and the probability of common side effects is extremely small.

Most often there are allergic reactions in the form of itching in the place of injection or hives on the body. In addition, the appearance or exacerbation of a number of pathologies, such as vaginitis or cervicitis, is likely. In rare cases, adverse reactions from the circulatory system in the form of reversible leukopenia and thrombocytopenia are possible.

Of medical drugs, Clindacin is incompatible with:

In pregnancy, the use of candles Clindacin is contraindicated in the first trimester. In the future, their use is permitted if the benefit to the mother exceeds the risk to the fetus. Also, clindacin is not used when breastfeeding.

In the case of the use of candle clindacin in the presence of candidiasis or other resistant to it infections can seriously aggravate them.

Analogues of Candlesticks

From structural analogs, that is, preparations with the same basic active ingredient, clindacin suppositories can be replaced to be replaced:

The antibiotic lincomycin, which belongs to the same group, is closest to the effect on clindamycin. But the problem is that it is available in the form of tablets, injectable solutions and ointments, not intended for vaginal administration.

Of the other antibiotics used in the treatment of vaginal infections, the most commonly used candles are Polizinaks. It is a combined antibiotic used to treat non-specific, fungal and mixed vaginitis, as well as vulvovaginitis.