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Lincomycin side effects

Lincomycin's FDA label lists its adverse reactions in its own words. FAERS holds 293 reports naming it through July 30, 2026; the reaction reported most often, leaving out the conditions it is used for, product-use terms and outcomes, is drug hypersensitivity (67 reports).

  • Generic listed
  • A presentation discontinued
  • Boxed warning

Check it at the source: the lincomycin FDA label on DailyMed (effective March 10, 2025, Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC); the FDA FAERS public dashboard.

What does the label list?

From the label: adverse reactions

The following adverse reactions have been reported with the use of lincomycin. Gastrointestinal disorders Diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, glossitis, stomatitis, abdominal pain, abdominal discomfort Event has been reported with intravenous injection. , anal pruritus Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders Toxic epidermal necrolysis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis, dermatitis bullous, dermatitis exfoliative, erythema multiforme (see WARNINGS ), rash, urticaria, pruritus Infections and infestations Vaginal infection, pseudomembranous colitis, Clostridioides difficile colitis (see WARNINGS ) Blood and lymphatic system disorders Pancytopenia, agranulocytosis, aplastic anemia, leukopenia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenic purpura Immune system disorders Anaphylactic reaction (see WARNINGS ), angioedema, serum sickness Hepatobiliary disorders Jaundice, liver …

Source: FDA drug label, NDA050317 (Pfizer), as published by Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC, effective March 10, 2025 (SPL set c01906fa-2c73-4c13-9765-2fd06628d263), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What do FAERS reports show?

293 reports list lincomycin among the medicines taken, each a report of something that happened, not proof the medicine caused it; 28 are coded as a death and 99 as a hospital stay. Counts follow how widely a medicine is used and watched, and they are not a measure of how risky it is. Of the 20 reactions below, 9 are named by the same term (in US spelling) in the label's adverse reactions, warnings or patient leaflet; a reaction the label does not name may still be there under another word, and a report does not show that the medicine caused it.

The 25 most reported reactions

  • Drug Hypersensitivity67
  • Drug Ineffective (a use or a product term, not a reaction)36
  • Diarrhoea (named in the label)23
  • Dyspnoea16
  • Rash (named in the label)16
  • Off Label Use (a use or a product term, not a reaction)15
  • Pyrexia14
  • Cellulitis12
  • Condition Aggravated (a use or a product term, not a reaction)11
  • Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (named in the label)11
  • Tachycardia11
  • Nausea (named in the label)10
  • Acute Kidney Injury9
  • Asthenia9
  • Dizziness (named in the label)9
  • Headache (named in the label)9
  • Liver Injury9
  • Urticaria (named in the label)9
  • Abdominal Pain (named in the label)8
  • Iodine Allergy8
  • Pain8
  • Vomiting (named in the label)8
  • Chest Pain7
  • Drug Interaction (a use or a product term, not a reaction)7
  • Infection (a use or a product term, not a reaction)7

Source: FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA, reports through July 30, 2026; reactions as MedDRA preferred terms

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