Name
LINCOMYCIN HCL
Mode of Action
LINCOMYCIN IS A LINCOSAMIDE ANTIBIOTIC, IT IS FORE RUNNER OF CLINDAMYCIN ; HAS SIMILAR ANTIBACTERIAL AND TOXIC PROPERTIES BUT IS LESS POTENT AND PRODUCES A HIGHER INCIDENCE OF DIARRHOEA AND COLITIS.
Dosage
THE USUAL ADULT ORAL DOSE :- 500 MG THREE OR FOUR TIMES DAILY 1 HOUR BEFORE FOOD. INJ - 600 MG I.M. ONCE OR TWICE DAILY. I.V. - FOR VERY SEVERE INFECTION - 600-1000 MG TWO OR THREE TIMES DAILY. MAXIMUM DOSE UPTO 8 GMS/DAY IN DEVIDED DOSES. CHILDREN OVER 1 YEAR OF AGE :- 20-60 MG/KG/BODY WT. DAILY IN DIVIDED DOSES BY I.M. OR I.V. INJECTION.
Drug Group
[LINCOSAMIDE ANTIBIOTIC]
Cross Reaction
ERYTHROMYCIN ACT AS AN ANTAGONIST, PANCURONIUM INDUCED NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE, REDUCED ABSORPTION RATE IN PRESENCE OF KAOLIN-PECTIN, SYNERGISTIC EFFECT WITH GENTAMYCIN. LINCOMYCIN MAY ANTAGONISE THE ACTIVITY OF PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS.
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