Types

Clindamycin comes in four different forms: injectable, intravaginal, oral, and topical.

Injectable

• clindamycin phosphate injection 6 mg/ml
• clindamycin phosphate injection 12 mg/ml
• clindamycin phosphate injection 12 mg/ml
• clindamycin phosphate injection 12 mg/ml

Intravaginal

• Cleocin cream 2%
• Cleocin suppository100 mg

Oral

• clindamycin capsule 75 mg
• clindamycin capsule 150 mg
• clindamycin capsule 300 mg
• clindamycin palmitate hydrochloride granules 75 mg/5 ml

Topical

• Evoclin foam 1%
• Clindagel 1%
• Cleocin T lotion10 mg/ml
• clindamycin phosphate solution 1%

Dosage for capsules

The dosages for clindamycin capsules for adults are:

• for serious infections, 150–300 mg every 6 hours
• for more severe infections, 300–450 mg every 6 hours

The dosages for children who can swallow capsules are:

• for serious infections, 8–16 mg per kilogram (mg/kg) per day, divided into three or four equal doses
• for more severe infections, 16–20 mg/kg per day, divided into three or four equal doses

Dosage for suppositories

One suppository pill contains 100 mg of clindamycin. People can use this form once daily at bedtime for 3 consecutive nights.

Dosage for topical gels and lotions
Doctors prescribe Clindagel 1% to be applied once daily to the affected area.

Dosage for injectable clindamycin

Infants (younger than 1 month old):

• 15–20 mg/kg per day in 3 or 4 equal doses
  

Children and adolescents (ages 1 month to 16 years):

• 20–40 mg/kg per day in 3 or 4 equal doses

People older than 16 years:

• 600–1,200 mg per day in 2, 3, or 4 equal doses
• for more severe infections:1,200–2,700 mg per day in 2, 3, or 4 equal doses
• for life-threatening infections: up to 4,800 mg per day