The Extinction of Topical Erythromycin Therapy for Acne Vulgaris and Concern for the Future of Topical Clindamycin.

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest topical erythromycin use for acne has essentially ceased. By contrast, clindamycin use is increasing. Current recommendations discourage topical antibiotic monotherapy in favour of combination therapy with benzoyl peroxide and topical retinoids. Our group's previous work demonstrated that this trend is indeed occurring. PMID: 27425633 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Dermatological Treatment - July 20, 2016 Category: Dermatology Tags: J Dermatolog Treat Source Type: research