Type of medicine: antibiotic
Generic and brand names: lincomycin, injection; Lincocin
This medicine is an antibiotic given by injection to treat bacterial infections.
It may be used for other conditions as determined by your healthcare provider.
This medicine will not cure viral infections such as colds and the flu.
Before taking this medicine, tell your healthcare provider if you have ever had:
Females of childbearing age: Tell your healthcare provider if you are pregnant or if you plan to become pregnant. It is not known whether this medicine will harm an unborn baby. Do not breast-feed while taking this medicine without your healthcare provider's approval.
This medicine will usually be given by a healthcare provider. The medicine will be injected into either a vein or muscle.
Contact your healthcare provider if your condition does not improve in a few days or if it gets worse.
If you need emergency care, surgery, lab tests, or dental work, tell the healthcare provider or dentist you are taking this medicine.
If you take this medicine for a long time, you may need to have lab tests regularly to see how this medicine affects you. Keep all appointments for these tests.
This medicine may cause diarrhea. Severe watery and bloody diarrhea may be a sign of a life-threatening condition. If you develop severe diarrhea while taking this medicine or even as late as two or more months after having taken the last dose of this medicine, contact your healthcare provider right away. Do not take medicine to treat diarrhea without your provider's approval.
Adults over the age of 65 may be at greater risk for developing diarrhea. Talk with your healthcare provider about this.
Along with its needed effects, your medicine may cause some unwanted side effects. Some side effects may be very serious. Some side effects may go away as your body adjusts to the medicine. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effects that continue or get worse.
Life-threatening (Report these to your healthcare provider right away. If you cannot reach your healthcare provider right away, get emergency medical care or call 911 for help): Allergic reaction (hives; itching; rash; trouble breathing; tightness in your chest; swelling of your lips, tongue, and throat).
Serious (report these to your healthcare provider right away): Severe abdominal cramps or pain; severe or bloody diarrhea; swelling and redness of the skin; swelling in hands, ankles or feet; yellowing of the eyes or skin; unusual bruising or bleeding; chest pain; irregular heartbeat; fever.
Other: Mild diarrhea, rash, itching, vomiting, unpleasant taste, mouth or tongue sores, vaginal itching or discharge, nausea, ringing in your ears, dizziness, pain or redness at injection site.
When you take this medicine with other medicines, it can change the way this or any of the other medicines work. Nonprescription medicines, vitamins, natural remedies, and certain foods may also interact. Using these products together might cause harmful side effects. Talk to your healthcare provider if you are taking:
If you are not sure if your medicines might interact, ask your pharmacist or healthcare provider. Keep a list of all your medicines with you. List all the prescription medicines, nonprescription medicines, supplements, natural remedies, and vitamins that you take. Be sure that you tell all healthcare providers who treat you about all the products you are taking.
Store this medicine at room temperature. Do not store in the refrigerator. Keep the container tightly closed. Protect it from heat, high humidity, and bright light. Discard any unused liquid after 14 days because it loses its strength.
This advisory includes selected information only and may not include all side effects of this medicine or interactions with other medicines. Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for more information or if you have any questions.
Ask your pharmacist for the best way to dispose of outdated medicine or medicine you have not used. Do not throw medicine in the trash.
Keep all medicines out of the reach of children.
Do not share medicines with other people.
