DALACIN C Capsule Ref.[50846] Active ingredients: Clindamycin

Source: Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority (NZ)  Revision Year: 2022  Publisher: Pfizer New Zealand Ltd, PO Box 3998, Auckland, New Zealand, Toll Free number: 0800 736 363

Product name and form

DALACIN C 150 mg capsules.

Pharmaceutical Form

Capsules.

The capsules consist of a white cap and white body imprinted with ‘Clin 150’ and ‘Pfizer’ in edible black ink.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Each DALACIN C 150 mg capsule contains 177.515 mg clindamycin hydrochloride equivalent to 150 mg clindamycin.

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
Clindamycin

Clindamycin is a lincosamide antibiotic with a primarily bacteriostatic action against Gram-positive aerobes and a wide range of anaerobic bacteria. Lincosamides such as clindamycin bind to the 50S subunit of the bacterial ribosome and inhibit the early stages of protein synthesis.

List of Excipients

Lactose monohydrate
Magnesium stearate
Starch maize
Purified talc

Capsule shell:

Titanium dioxide
Gelatin with traces of edible black ink

Pack sizes and marketing

Blister packs of 16, 24 or 100 capsules*.

* Not all pack sizes available.

Marketing authorization holder

Pfizer New Zealand Ltd, PO Box 3998, Auckland, New Zealand, Toll Free number: 0800 736 363

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

24 August 1972

Drugs

Drug Countries
DALACIN-C Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Estonia, Hong Kong, Croatia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Singapore, United Kingdom, South Africa

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