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Clindamycin rINN /klɪndəˈmaɪsɨn/ is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of infections. It is of the lincosamide class. It is usually used to treat infections with anaerobic bacteria but can also be used to treat some protozoal diseases such as malaria.

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ATC prefix
J01
ATC suffix
FF01
Bioavailability
4.0, 90.0
CAS number
18323-44-9
DrugBank
DB01190
FDA UNII code
3U02EL437C
IUPAC name
methyl 7-chloro-678-trideoxy-6-[(4R)-1-methyl-4-propyl-(L)-prolyl]amino-1-thio-(L)-threo-α-(D)-galacto-octopyranoside
PubChem
446598

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