BenzaClin
SIDE EFFECTS
During clinical trials, the most frequently reported adverse event in the BenzaClin (clindamycin and benzoyl peroxide) treatment group was dry skin (12%). The Table below lists local adverse events reported by at least 1% of patients in the BenzaClin (clindamycin and benzoyl peroxide) and vehicle groups.
Local Adverse Events - all causalities in > /= 1% of patients
| BenzaClin n = 420 |
Vehicle n = 168 |
|
| Application site reaction | 13 (3%) | 1 ( < 1%) |
| Dry skin | 50 (12%) | 10 (6%) |
| Pruritus | 8 (2%) | 1 ( < 1%) |
| Peeling | 9 (2%) | - |
| Erythema | 6 (1%) | 1 ( < 1%) |
| Sunburn | 5 (1%) | - |
The actual incidence of dry skin might have been greater were it not for the use of a moisturizer in these studies.
Anaphylaxis, as well as allergic reactions leading to hospitalization, have been reported during post-marketing use of clindamycin/benzoyl peroxide products. Because these reactions are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure.
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DRUG INTERACTIONS
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Last reviewed on RxList: 7/7/2009
This monograph has been modified to include the generic and brand name in many instances.
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