ACNE MEDICINE

Acne Medicine

Several products hit the market with the label of acne medicine. Over the counter products, prescription medicines, ointments, creams, lotions, and the list goes on. When taking a look at acne medicine options, you find they are mainly antimicrobial or antibiotics. There are also attempts to control acne by hormone control, with oral contraceptive for women.

Acne medicine can come as topical application products like gel, cream, ointments etc or pills to take orally. Many people consider pills/drugs as convenient method than creams and topical applications.

Benzoyl peroxide is commonly prescribed for teen and adult acne. In fact, majority of acne medicine and acne products in the market contain benzoyl peroxide. Lotion, cream, gel, etc come with this chemical. Benzoyl peroxide directly attacks the bacteria to prevent infection. The side effects include rashes, discolouration of skin, blisters, redness, etc.

Micycline acne medicine is oral antibiotic recommended to moderate to severe cases of acne. This medicine however is the cause of much controversy and doctors do not prescribe this frequently.

Doxycycline is oral antibiotic used to suppress and cure acne. Photosensitivity is a side effect of this acne medicine.

Erythromycin has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects and is used in acne treatment as both oral and topical medication.

Tetracycline is oral antibiotic used as acne medicine for both adult and teen acne. This is the most commonly used type of oral antibiotic in acne treatment. Tetracycline also comes for topical application. Oral tetracycline (oxy-tetracycline) is recommended by several dermatologists. There is a chance of body developing immunity against this acne medicine.

Oral contraceptives are find use in adult acne treatment for women. This kind of treatment aims at controlling hormonal imbalance with oral contraceptives. Hormonal treatment however has side effects like depression, headaches, weight gain, nausea, vomiting, etc.

Most of the acne medicine also can come with side effects of various types. In addition to the conventional medicine, alternative medicine like Chinese, Japanese medicines also prescribes some acne medicine, like tea tree oil, green tea, etc. There are also recommendations of lifestyle modification, diet control and body purification to replace acne medicine.

In addition to acne medicine, there are also surgical process and laser treatments to cure acne. This kind of treatments also require follow up treatments to sustain the effect of the treatment.

Acne medicine also requires you not to mix drugs. Mixing can produce unfavourable drug interaction. Consult your physician before you start using acne medicine of any type, especially while you are taking medication for other conditions. Sometimes there may be medicine combination for acne treatment, which your dermatologist/physician can prescribe you.

Frequently changing the acne medicine can also be a waste and can even cause problems like worsening of your acne condition or appearance of side effects. The best thing is to consult your doctor before attempting any acne medicine.