Antibiotics for Acne

Acne affects about 85 percent of the population of America at some time in their life - including some adults -- it is one of the most common skin disease addressed by dermatologists. Almost all teens get the type of acne called acne vulgaris, which can appear on your face, neck back, and shoulders.

The challenge is how to treat acne effectively without the need for drugs. The favoured strategy used by most dermatologists is to prescribe an antibiotic - typically tetracycline-type derivative...
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What causes acne?

When puberty begins, young people begin to experience a wide variety of developmental physical, physiological and emotional changes. The obvious physical changes include beard and muscle development in young males, and young females, with the onset of menses, also start to develop breasts and wider hips. In addition, the normal progressions toward adulthood produce rapid hormone changes frequently causing mood swings and the often embarrassing side effect of Acne Vulgaris.
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Discovered in the late 1940s, Tetracyclines are a family of broad spectrum antibiotics used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections. The original tetracyclines were derived from Streptomyces bacteria, but the newer derivatives are semisynthetic.

The tetracycline antibiotics are the workhorses in oral acne therapy. They're the first-line oral antibiotic drugs of choice in the management of moderate to severe acne. They were first widely prescribed by dermatologists in the early 1950s when...
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If your acne can no longer be controlled simply by using the over-the-counter acne medications, then it is best to visit a dermatologist. The dermatologist will probably give you a prescription for acne medication.

Prescription acne medications can come in two forms; namely, topical and systemic. Topical prescription acne medications work well for people who have mild to severe acne problems, while systemic prescription acne medications work wonders for people who are suffering from moderate...
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