You should not use this medicine if you are allergic to clindamycin or lincomycin.
To make sure clindamycin is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:
a history of colitis, Crohn's disease, or other intestinal disorder;
a history of eczema, or allergic skin reaction;
liver disease;
asthma, or a history of severe allergic reaction to aspirin;
if you also take erythromycin; or
if you are allergic to yellow food dye.
Clindamycin is not expected to harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.
Clindamycin can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. You should not breast-feed while using this medicine.