DEA schedule

Is clindamycin a controlled substance?

Federal schedule for clindamycin from the FDA NDC directory, checked against the DEA controlled substances list.

Source: FDA NDC Directory file dated 2026-10-22. Publisher page

No. Clindamycin is not a federally controlled substance. None of its FDA NDC listings carries a DEA schedule, and clindamycin is not on the DEA controlled substances list.

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Schedule check

Schedule sources for Clindamycin
Source	What it lists
FDA NDC directory	203 prescription listings from 65 labelers, none with a DEA schedule
DEA controlled substances list	clindamycin is not on the list

Clindamycin NDC listings

NDC listings for Clindamycin
NDC	Product	Form	Strength	Labeler	DEA schedule
0009-3448	Cleocin	cream	20 mg/g	Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC	None
0009-7667	Cleocin	suppository	100 mg/1	Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC	None
0009-0225	Cleocin Hydrochloride	capsule	150 mg/1	Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC	None
0009-0395	Cleocin Hydrochloride	capsule	300 mg/1	Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC	None
0009-0331	Cleocin Hydrochloride	capsule	75 mg/1	Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC	None
0009-0775	Cleocin Phosphate	injection, solution	150 mg/mL	Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC	None
0009-0870	Cleocin Phosphate	injection, solution	150 mg/mL	Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC	None
0009-0902	Cleocin Phosphate	injection, solution	150 mg/mL	Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC	None
0009-3051	Cleocin Phosphate	injection, solution	150 mg/mL	Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC	None
0009-4073	Cleocin Phosphate	injection, solution	150 mg/mL	Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC	None
0009-5095	Cleocin Phosphate	injection, solution	150 mg/mL	Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC	None
0404-9837	CLEOCIN PHOSPHATE	injection, solution	150 mg/mL	Henry Schein, Inc.	None
71872-7165	Cleocin Phosphate	injection, solution	150 mg/mL	Medical Purchasing Solutions, LLC	None
71872-7197	Cleocin Phosphate	injection, solution	150 mg/mL	Medical Purchasing Solutions, LLC	None
71872-7200	Cleocin Phosphate	injection, solution	150 mg/mL	Medical Purchasing Solutions, LLC	None
71872-7324	Cleocin Phosphate	injection, solution	150 mg/mL	Medical Purchasing Solutions, LLC	None
84549-775	Cleocin Phosphate	injection, solution	150 mg/mL	ProPharma Distribution	None
0009-3329	Cleocin T	lotion	10 mg/mL	Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC	None
16781-462	Clindagel	gel	10 mg/mL	Bausch Health US, LLC	None
0338-9545	clindamycin phosphate	injection, solution	300 mg/50mL	Baxter Healthcare Company	None
0338-9549	clindamycin phosphate	injection, solution	600 mg/50mL	Baxter Healthcare Company	None
0338-9553	clindamycin phosphate	injection, solution	900 mg/50mL	Baxter Healthcare Company	None
45802-042	Clindesse	cream	100 mg/5g	Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd	None
78206-189	XACIATO	gel	100 mg/5g	Organon LLC	None
43538-179	Clindacin	aerosol, foam	10 mg/g	Medimetriks Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	None
43538-172	Clindacin ETZ	swab	10 mg/1	Eurofarma, Inc.	None
43538-170	Clindacin P	solution	10 mg/mL	Eurofarma, Inc.	None
0404-9838	Clindamycin	injection, solution	150 mg/mL	Henry Schein, Inc.	None
25021-115	Clindamycin	injection, solution	150 mg/mL	Sagent Pharmaceuticals	None
71872-7191	Clindamycin	injection, solution	150 mg/mL	Medical Purchasing Solutions, LLC	None
71872-7192	Clindamycin	injection, solution	150 mg/mL	Medical Purchasing Solutions, LLC	None
71872-7199	Clindamycin	injection, solution	150 mg/mL	Medical Purchasing Solutions, LLC	None
71872-7284	Clindamycin	injection, solution	150 mg/mL	Medical Purchasing Solutions, LLC	None
80425-0103	Clindamycin HCL	capsule	300 mg/1	Advanced Rx of Tennessee, LLC	None
80425-0145	Clindamycin HCL	capsule	300 mg/1	Advanced Rx Pharmacy of Tennessee, LLC	None
0904-5959	Clindamycin hydrochloride	capsule	150 mg/1	Major Pharmaceuticals	None
42571-251	CLINDAMYCIN HYDROCHLORIDE	capsule	150 mg/1	Micro Labs Limited	None
50090-0443	Clindamycin Hydrochloride	capsule	150 mg/1	A-S Medication Solutions	None
50090-1985	Clindamycin hydrochloride	capsule	150 mg/1	A-S Medication Solutions	None
50090-4661	CLINDAMYCIN HYDROCHLORIDE	capsule	150 mg/1	A-S Medication Solutions	None