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What is clindamycin and tretinoin topical? Clindamycin is an antibiotic. It fights bacteria in the body. What should I discuss with my health care provider before using clindamycin and tretinoin topical? This medicine should not be used on a child younger than 12 years old. How should I use clindamycin and tretinoin topical? Wash your hands before and after applying this medication. Store at room temperature away from moisture, heat, and light. Do not freeze. What happens if I miss a dose?
What happens if I overdose? Seek emergency medical attention or call the Poison Help line at What should I avoid while using clindamycin and tretinoin topical? What are the possible side effects of clindamycin and tretinoin topical? Stop using this medicine and call your doctor at once if you have:. What other drugs will affect clindamycin and tretinoin topical? Where can I get more information? Copyright Cerner Multum, Inc.
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Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines may cause an increased risk of certain side effects, but using both drugs may be the best treatment for you. Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur.
Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco. The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:. It is very important that you use this medicine only as directed. Do not use more of it, do not use it more often, and do not use it for a longer time than your doctor ordered.
To do so may cause your skin to become too dry or irritated. You may need to use this medicine for several weeks or months before your skin starts to look better. Applying extra medicine will not make it work faster.
This medicine is for use on the skin only. Do not get it in your eyes, mouth, nose, on the corners of your nose, or vagina. Do not use it on skin areas that have cuts, scrapes, or burns. If it does get on these areas, rinse it off right away. This medicine comes with a patient information insert. Read and follow the instructions in the insert carefully.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions. The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label.
The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so. If you do get the medication in your eyes, nose, or mouth, or on broken skin, rinse it out with plenty of cool water. Your medication will probably come with directions for use. Read these directions and follow them carefully.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions about how to apply topical clindamycin. The pledgets are for one-time use only. Do not remove a pledget from its foil pouch until you are ready to use it. Dispose of each pledget after you have used it one time. The foam may catch fire. Stay away from open flames and do not smoke while you are applying the foam and for a short time afterward.
This medication may be prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. Apply the missed dose as soon as you remember it. However, if it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and continue your regular dosing schedule. Do not apply extra medication to make up for a missed dose.
Topical clindamycin may cause other side effects. Call your doctor if you have any unusual problems while using this medication. Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store it at room temperature and away from excess heat and moisture not in the bathroom. Do not freeze.
Unneeded medications should be disposed of in special ways to ensure that pets, children, and other people cannot consume them. However, you should not flush this medication down the toilet. Instead, the best way to dispose of your medication is through a medicine take-back program. It is important to keep all medication out of sight and reach of children as many containers such as weekly pill minders and those for eye drops, creams, patches, and inhalers are not child-resistant and young children can open them easily.
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