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Cleocin

Cleocin is Clindamycin phosphate is a water soluble ester of the semi-synthetic antibiotic produced
by a 7(S)-chloro-substitution of the 7(R)-hydroxyl group of the parent antibiotic
lincomycin. The chemical name for clindamycin phosphate is methyl 7-chloro-6,7,8-
trideoxy-6-(1-methyl-trans-4-propyl-L-2-pyrrolidinecarboxamido)-1-thio-L-threo-α-Dgalacto-
octopyranoside 2-(dihydrogen phosphate). It has a molecular weight of 504.96,
and the molecular formula is C18H34ClN2O8PS. The structural formula is represented at
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Clindamycin phosphate vaginal cream 2%, is a semi-solid, white cream, which contains
2% clindamycin phosphate, USP, at a concentration equivalent to 20 mg clindamycin per
gram. The pH of the cream is between 3.0 and 6.0. The cream also contains benzyl
alcohol, cetostearyl alcohol, mixed fatty acid esters, mineral oil, polysorbate 60,
propylene glycol, purified water, sorbitan monostearate, and stearic acid.
Each applicatorful of 5 grams of vaginal cream contains approximately 100 mg of
clindamycin phosphate.