Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

DAMICINA

English translation:

Clindamycin

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Mar 18, 2014 18:49
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Spanish term

DAMICINA

Spanish to English Medical Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Someone is prescribed FLUONING and DAMICINA in Mexico. They are antibiotics. What are these drugs called in English?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 Clindamycin
2 dimicina

Discussion

liz askew Mar 18, 2014:
Could we have the full Spanish context please; i.e. at least a couple of sentences in Spanish indicating what these drugs have been prescribed for..
DLyons Mar 18, 2014:
Mostly hits for "damycin/damicina" include a detached "clin-". It would help to know more about the source.

Damicina. Componentes bilógicos naturales multivitamínicos ... ?
Charles Davis Mar 18, 2014:
"- WHAT TYPE OF PILL IS MARKED RX692 AND IS A BLUE GREENISH CAPSUL. THE BOTTOL [sic] HAS PARTIAL MARKINGS WITH THE NAME DAMYCIN SAYING TAKE ON WITH FOOD THAT IS IT. THE REST OF THE LABEL IS TORN OFF
- The capsule in description is Clindamycin HCL (150 mg). Clindamycin is a lincosamide antibiotic."
http://www.medschat.com/Discuss/What-type-of-pill-is-RX692-2...
Judith Armele Mar 18, 2014:
@DLyons She says it is an antibiotic.
Judith Armele Mar 18, 2014:
I think here in México it is clindamicina - english clindamycin
Fluoning is comercial name for levofloxacina - english levofloxacin

http://mx.prvademecum.com/producto.php?producto=13255

http://vsearch.nlm.nih.gov/vivisimo/cgi-bin/query-meta?v:pro...
Wendy Cummings Mar 18, 2014:
Are you sure of the spelling? There is an antibiotic called clindamycin

Proposed translations

+2
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Clindamycin


seems to be a typo
Clindamicina para el tratamiento de infecciones ... - edigraphic.com
www.medigraphic.com/pdfs/adm/od.../od076d.pdf

Translate this page
como contra los aerobios gram positivos implicados en las infecciones odontogénicas (Cuadro II).2 In vivo, la clin- damicina alcanza elevadas concentraciones ...
1. Clindamycin 150mg Capsules - electronic Medicines Compendium
https://www.medicines.org.uk/EMC/.../Clindamycin 150mg Capsu...
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18 Mar 2013 - Clindamycin 150mg Capsules - Summary of Product Characteristics ... Medical Information e-mail: [email protected].


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diamycin

seems to be for dogs
I took my dog to his vet last weekend for a heartworm check ...
www.justanswer.com/.../06r1r-took-dog-vet-last-weekend-hear...
Diamycin is used to treat intestinal bacterial infection as is the Metronidazole and ... I think the vet was covering a broad spectrum of treatment to get that diarrhea


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Fluoning = levofloxacin

http://www.drugs.com/international/fluoning.html

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Treatment of Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus (MSSA ...
clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01500837‎
28 Nov 2011 - In this protocol, the latter includes clindamycin in combination with rifampin or levofloxacin. Clindamycin is considered a good option in ...
Peer comment(s):

agree Charles Davis : I think it must be clindamycin.
25 mins
agree Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
1 hr
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, it was given in an IV form, so it's not Neomycin and I think this is the best possible translation"
12 mins

dimicina

Its active ingredient Neomycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic.

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P.S. There are two terms. Should be asked separately.
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