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Clindamycin hydrochloride

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

Clindamycin hydrochloride monohydrate, (7S)-7-Chloro-7-deoxylincomycin hydrochloride monohydrate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H33ClN2O5S · HCl · H2O
CAS Number:
58207-19-5
Molecular Weight:
479.46
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

clindamycin

manufacturer/tradename

USP

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

InChI

1S/C18H33ClN2O5S.ClH.H2O/c1-5-6-10-7-11(21(3)8-10)17(25)20-12(9(2)19)16-14(23)13(22)15(24)18(26-16)27-4;;/h9-16,18,22-24H,5-8H2,1-4H3,(H,20,25);1H;1H2/t9-,10+,11-,12+,13-,14+,15+,16+,18+;;/m0../s1

InChI key

KWMXKEGEOADCEQ-WNNJHRBUSA-N

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General description

Clindamycin is a lincosamide antibiotic which is considered as a semisynthetic derivative of lincomycin. It is mainly used as an antimicrobial agent.
This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Clindamycin hydrochloride USP reference standard, intended for use in specified quality tests and assays as specified in the USP compendia.

Analysis Note

These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.  ​

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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D W Scott et al.
The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne, 39(12), 753-756 (1998-12-23)
Clindamycin hydrochloride capsules (11 mg/kg body weight, q24 h) were administered orally to 20 dogs with deep staphylococcal pyoderma. Response to therapy was excellent in 100% of the dogs. Duration of therapy varied from 21 to 91 d, with an
D Gonzalez et al.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, 96(4), 429-437 (2014-06-21)
Clindamycin is commonly prescribed to treat children with skin and skin-structure infections (including those caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA)), yet little is known about its pharmacokinetics (PK) across pediatric age groups. A population PK analysis was performed in
Cutaneous botryomycosis diagnosed long after an arm injury.
Norma Mechow et al.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 71(4), e155-e156 (2014-09-16)
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The Journal of infectious diseases, 210(3), 473-482 (2014-02-15)
The Gram-positive human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus causes a variety of human diseases such as skin infections, pneumonia, and endocarditis. The micrococcal nuclease Nuc1 is one of the major S. aureus virulence factors and allows the bacterium to avoid neutrophil extracellular
Nicole Berwald et al.
The American journal of emergency medicine, 32(7), 768-771 (2014-05-06)
The benefit of antibiotic prophylaxis for simple hand lacerations (lacerations that do not involve special structures) has not been adequately studied. To assess the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial to determine the role of antibiotic prophylaxis in emergency department
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