I'm Using Clindamycin with Retin-A. What Exactly is Clindamycin?

Clindamycin a a very versatile antibiotic which is great at killing many of the skin surfaced bacteria including those causing acne infection. As such it can often clear up superficial skin infections.

Clindamycin is an antibiotic that works by killing bacteria. Keep using it under your physician's guidance. Best wishes.

I am glad to read you are having good results with the Retin A/Clindamycin combo, probably either Ziana or Veltin. Clindamycin is an antibiotic in the Lincosamide family. It works by interfering with the production of proteins by the ribosomes of the bacteria. Since our ribosomes are structured differently, we are able to tolerate Clindamycin. A drug called Lincomycin was the predecessor of Clindamycin, but Clindo, as it is affectionately called by us physicians, was... more

Clindamycin is a "lincosamide" antibiotic (anti-bacterial) which has significant anti-inflammatory properties. It is useful in treating acne because two factors important in the cause of acne are P. acnes bacteria and a inflammation.