Benzoyl peroxide is a commonly used drug in topical treatments for acne.[L33249,L33264,L33269,L33299,L33314] It has been formulated as products with either a single active ingredient,[L33249,L33299] or with [erythromycin],[L33264] [clindamycin],[L33269] or [a…

Clindamycin is a semi-synthetic lincosamide antibiotic used in the treatment of a variety of serious infections due to susceptible microorganisms[L11599,L11596] as well as topically for acne vulgaris.[L11593] It has a relatively narrow spectrum of activity th…

Lincomycin is a lincosamide antibiotic first isolated from the soil bacterium _Streptomyces lincolnensis_ in Lincoln, Nebraska.[A190621] Clinical use of lincomycin has largely been superseded by its semisynthetic derivative [clindamycin] due to its higher eff…