(LIN koe mye sin) Brand: Bactramycin, Lincocin
• Till receiving lincomycin, speak your doctor if you have asthma or allergies, a stomach or intestinal mess such as colitis, liver or kidney malady, or epilepsy or another seizure disorder.
• Antibiotic medicines can reason diarrhea, which may be a sign of a new infection. If you have diarrhea that is watery or has blood in it, call your doctor. Do not use any medication to stop the diarrhea unless your doctor has told you to.
• Serious side effects of lincomycin include fever, chills, body aches, flu symptoms, white patches or sores internal your mouth or on your lips, severe blistering or peeling skin rash, feeling like you might pass out, light bruising or bleeding, unusual weakness, or urinating smaller than normal or not at all.
• Lincomycin is an antibiotic that fights serious infections caused by bacteria.
• Lincomycin is used to treat severe bacterial infections in people who can't receive penicillin antibiotics.
• Lincomycin may also be used for another purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not receive this medicine if you are allergic to lincomycin or clindamycin (Cleocin).
• Till receiving lincomycin, speak your doctor if you have:
· a stomach or intestinal mess, such as colitis;
· liver or kidney malady; or
· epilepsy or another seizure disorder.
• If you have any of these conditions, you may not be able to receive lincomycin, or you may need a doze adjustment or particular trials during treatment.
• FDA pregnancy category C. This medicine may be deleterious to an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.
• Lincomycin can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing child. Do not receive this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Lincomycin is given as an injection into a muscle, or through a needle placed into a vein. Your doctor, nurse, or another healthcare provider will give you this injection. You may be given instructions on how to inject your medication at house. Do not use this medication at house if you do not fully understand how to give the injection and properly dispose of needles and another items used in giving the medicine.
• Lincomycin is generally given each 12 to 24 hours. Follow your doctor's instructions.
• Use every disposable needle only one time. Throw away used needles in a puncture-proof container (ask your pharmacist where you can get one and how to dispose of it). Hold this container out of the reach of children and pets.
• Use this medicine for the entire length of time predesigned by your doctor. Your symptoms may get better till the infection is completely treated. Lincomycin will not treat a viral infection such as the general cool or flu.
• To be certain this medicine is not causing deleterious effects, your blood may need to be tested on a regular basis. Your kidney or liver function may also need to be tested.
• If you store this medicine at house, hold at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
• Since lincomycin is generally given by a healthcare professional, it is not likely that you will miss a doze. If you are using lincomycin at house, call your doctor for instructions if you miss a dose.
• Speak your caregivers right away if you think you have received too many of this medication. Overdose symptoms may include chest pain, feeling light-headed, or fainting.
• Antibiotic medicines can reason diarrhea, which may be a sign of a new infection. If you have diarrhea that is watery or has blood in it, call your doctor. Do not use any medication to stop the diarrhea unless your doctor has told you to.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Speak your caregivers right away if you have any of these serious side effects:
· diarrhea that is watery or bloody;
· urinating smaller than normal or not at all;
· fever, chills, body aches, flu symptoms;
· severe blistering, peeling, and red skin rash;
· feeling like you might pass out;
· light bruising or bleeding, unusual weakness; or
· white patches or sores internal your mouth or on your lips.
• Smaller serious side effects include:
· nausea, vomiting;
· swollen or painful tongue;
· vaginal itching or discharge;
· mild itching or skin rash;
· ringing in your ears; or
· dizziness, spinning feeling.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Speak your doctor about any unusual or bothersome side effect. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• Till receiving lincomycin, speak your doctor if you are also using erythromycin (E-Mycin, E.E.S., Ery-Tab, Erythrocin, and others).
• There may be another drugs that can interact with lincomycin. Speak your doctor about all your prescription and over-the-counter medications, vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your doctor or pharmacist can provide more information about lincomycin.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
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