Clindamycin 2% Vaginal Cream 40g

Clindamycin 2% vaginal cream is a prescription antibiotic cream that you put into the vagina to treat bacterial vaginosis (BV). It is the same medicine as Dalacin Cream 2%. At Bury Healthcare Online we supply it to people who have had BV diagnosed before and recognise the same symptoms. Each 40g tube comes with 7 applicators, one for each night of the 7-night course. To get clindamycin cream from us you complete a short online consultation, and a UK prescriber checks your answers before anything is dispatched.

How to get clindamycin cream online

1. Select Start Consultation. Choosing clindamycin cream is a preference: the final decision is made with your prescriber.
2. Complete a short online consultation about your symptoms, your health and any medicines you take. It takes about 5 minutes.
3. A UK prescriber checks your answers against your NHS Summary Care Record (with your consent) or with a short phone call. After you order, we also ask you to confirm your identity online. The prescriber may suggest a different BV treatment or decide treatment isn’t suitable. If it isn’t suitable, you get a full refund.
4. Approved orders are dispatched in plain packaging from our GPhC-registered pharmacy in Bury (GPhC 1126145).

We supply one course per order. With your consent, we send your GP a short summary of the treatment.

Who this service is for

This service is for people aged 18 to 64 who have had BV diagnosed before by a doctor, nurse or sexual health clinic and have the same symptoms again, such as a thin white or grey discharge with a fishy smell. It isn’t suitable if:

• this is the first time you’ve had these symptoms (you need a swab test to confirm it’s BV)
• you are pregnant, could be pregnant or are breastfeeding
• you have had BV 3 or more times in the last 12 months
• you have pain in your lower tummy or pelvis, a fever, bleeding between periods or after sex, or sores or blisters

A sexual health clinic or your GP can help in these situations. Itching and a thick white discharge are more likely to be thrush, which clindamycin doesn’t treat.

What is clindamycin cream?

Clindamycin is an antibiotic from a group of medicines called lincosamides. As a vaginal cream, it works where the infection is, killing the bacteria that grow too much when someone has BV. It is a different type of antibiotic from metronidazole, so it can be an option if metronidazole isn’t suitable for you.

How to use clindamycin cream

• Use one full applicator of cream (about 5g) in the vagina at bedtime, for 7 nights in a row.
• Fill the applicator from the tube, lie on your back with your knees bent, and gently insert the applicator into the vagina as far as is comfortable. Press the plunger to release the cream.
• Use the full course, even if your symptoms improve sooner.
• Don’t use tampons, douches or other vaginal products during treatment.

Condoms, diaphragms and sex

Clindamycin cream contains oils that can weaken latex condoms and diaphragms. Don’t rely on them for contraception or protection from sexually transmitted infections during treatment and for 72 hours after your last dose. Sex during treatment isn’t recommended.

Who shouldn’t use clindamycin cream

Don’t use clindamycin cream if you:

• are allergic to clindamycin or lincomycin, or to any of the ingredients
• have inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis
• have ever had colitis (inflammation of the bowel) after taking antibiotics

The cream contains benzyl alcohol, cetostearyl alcohol, propylene glycol and polysorbate 60, which can cause allergic or skin reactions in some people. Tell your prescriber if you are pregnant, trying for a baby or breastfeeding, if you take other antibiotics, or if you are due to have an operation with a general anaesthetic.

Side effects

Vaginal thrush is a very common side effect. Other common side effects include vaginal itching, irritation or discharge, headache, dizziness, tummy pain, feeling sick and diarrhoea. If you get thrush symptoms such as itching and a thick white discharge after treatment, speak to a pharmacist.

Stop using the cream and contact a doctor straight away if you get severe, long-lasting or bloody diarrhoea, during treatment or in the weeks after. This can be a sign of a serious bowel infection linked to antibiotics.

Tablets, gel or cream

We offer three prescription treatments for BV. Your prescriber can suggest a different one if it suits you better.

Prices include the consultation. Prescription medicines are supplied only after a prescriber has reviewed your consultation.

Important safety information

Call 999 if you have signs of a serious allergic reaction, such as swelling of the lips, mouth or throat, or difficulty breathing.

This page is a summary. Always read the patient information leaflet supplied with your medicine. See a sexual health clinic or GP if your symptoms haven’t gone within a week of finishing treatment, or if they keep coming back. You can report side effects through the MHRA Yellow Card scheme.

Medically reviewed by Hassan Khan, MPharm, Independent Prescriber — Superintendent Pharmacist, Bury Healthcare Online (GPhC-registered pharmacy 1126145). Last reviewed: October 2026. Information checked against the UK Summary of Product Characteristics.

Read our BV treatment guide to compare prescription and non-prescription BV treatments, and to find out more about symptoms and when to see a GP.

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