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Cleocin and Abscess jaw - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Abscess jaw is reported as a side effect among people who take Cleocin (clindamycin phosphate), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, also take Zometa, and have Multiple myeloma.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Abscess jaw when taking Cleocin. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 3,734 people who have side effects when taking Cleocin from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Cleocin?

Cleocin has active ingredients of clindamycin phosphate. It is often used in infection. eHealthMe is studying from 3,940 Cleocin users. Check the latest studies of Cleocin.

What is Abscess jaw?

Abscess jaw (tooth abscess or root abscess) is found to be associated with 444 drugs and 307 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Abscess jaw.

On Jul, 10, 2026

3,734 people reported to have side effects when taking Cleocin.
Among them, 13 people (0.35%) have Abscess jaw.

Could Cleocin cause Abscess jaw?

Among these 13 people:

What is the gender of people who have Abscess jaw when taking Cleocin? *

  • female: 100 %
  • male: 0.0 %

What is the age of people who have Abscess jaw when taking Cleocin? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 8.33 %
  • 50-59: 25.0 %
  • 60+: 66.67 %

What are other drugs people take besides Cleocin? *

  1. Zometa: 12 people, 92.31%
  2. Aredia: 11 people, 84.62%
  3. Neurontin: 9 people, 69.23%
  4. Nexium: 7 people, 53.85%
  5. Femara: 7 people, 53.85%
  6. Prilosec: 6 people, 46.15%
  7. Zofran: 6 people, 46.15%
  8. Levaquin: 6 people, 46.15%
  9. Detrol: 6 people, 46.15%
  10. Clonazepam: 5 people, 38.46%

What are other side effects people have besides Abscess jaw? *

  1. Pain: 11 people, 84.62%
  2. Osteonecrosis Of Jaw (death of bone of jaw): 11 people, 84.62%
  3. Osteomyelitis (infection of bone): 11 people, 84.62%
  4. Deformity (disfigurement): 11 people, 84.62%
  5. Emotional Distress: 11 people, 84.62%
  6. Stress And Anxiety: 11 people, 84.62%
  7. Impaired Healing: 10 people, 76.92%
  8. Gingival Bleeding (bleeding gums): 9 people, 69.23%
  9. Spinal Column Stenosis (narrowing of spinal column): 9 people, 69.23%
  10. Dizziness: 9 people, 69.23%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 4 people, 30.77%
  2. Metastases To Bone (cancer spreads to bone): 3 people, 23.08%
  3. Pain In Jaw: 2 people, 15.38%
  4. Depression: 2 people, 15.38%
  5. Breast Cancer Metastatic: 2 people, 15.38%
  6. Thyroid Diseases: 1 person, 7.69%
  7. Stress And Anxiety: 1 person, 7.69%
  8. Psoriatic Arthropathy (inflammation of the skin and joints with kin condition which typically causes patches (plaques) of red, scaly skin to develop): 1 person, 7.69%
  9. Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (spreadable kidney cell tumour): 1 person, 7.69%
  10. Insomnia (sleeplessness): 1 person, 7.69%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of clindamycin phosphate:

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on clindamycin phosphate (the active ingredients of Cleocin) and Cleocin (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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