Comparing Clindamycin vs Dapsone
| Clindamycin | Dapsone |
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| Clindamycin | Dapsone |
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Prescription only
Clindamycin is an antibiotic that is usually reserved for treating anaerobic infections or other serious infections caused by gram-positive bacteria in penicillin-allergic people. The risk of C... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Dermatitis Herpetiformis, Bullous Pemphigoid, Leprosy - Lepromatous, Leprosy, Leprosy - Tuberculoid, Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis, Linear IgA Disease, Pemphigoid, Pemphigus... View more |
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| More about Clindamycin | More about Dapsone | ||||||||||||||||
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Clindamycin has an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from a total of 805 ratings on Drugs.com. 44% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 35% reported a negative effect. |
Dapsone has an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 from a total of 26 ratings on Drugs.com. 64% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 24% reported a negative effect. |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Cleocin, Cleocin HCl, Cleocin Pediatric, Cleocin Phosphate, Cleocin Phosphate ADD-Vantage |
N/A |
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| Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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3.4 hours |
50 hours |
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 89 drugs are known to interact with Clindamycin:
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A total of 245 drugs are known to interact with Dapsone:
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No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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February 22, 1970 |
July 03, 1979 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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** The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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