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Benzaclin Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Clindamycin & Benzoyl Peroxide
Benzaclin Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Clindamycin & Benzoyl Peroxide
BenzaClin®Topical Gel
(clindamycin - benzoyl peroxide gel)
Topical Gel: clindamycin (1%) as clindamycin phosphate, benzoyl
peroxide (5%) For Dermatological Use Only - Not for Ophthalmic Use *Reconstitute
Before Dispensing*
DESCRIPTION
BenzaClin®Topical Gel contains clindamycin
phosphate, (7(S)-chloro-7-deoxylincomycin-2-phosphate). 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. Chemically, clindamycin phosphate is (C18H34ClN2O8PS). The structural
formula for clindamycin is represented below:
Clindamycin phosphate has molecular weight of 504.97 and its
chemical name is Methyl 7-chloro-6,7,8-trideoxy-6-(1-methyl-trans- 4-propyl-L-2-pyrrolidinecarboxamido)
- 1-thio-L- threo-alpha-D- galacto-octopyranoside 2-(dihydrogen phosphate).
BenzaClin Topical Gel also contains benzoyl peroxide,
for topical use. Chemically, benzoyl peroxide is (C14H10O4). It has the following structural
formula:
Benzoyl peroxide has a molecular weight of 242.23.
Each gram of BenzaClin Topical Gel contains, as dispensed,
10 mg (1%) clindamycin as phosphate and 50 mg (5%) benzoyl peroxide in a base
of carbomer, sodium hydroxide, dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate, and purified water.
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