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Question: HI MY DAUGHTER WAS BEING TRETED FOR ACNE BY A DERMATOLOGIST ADN WE LOST HEALTHCARE. WE WERE USING DOXYCLYNE (ORACEA) AND IT ELIMINTED THE ACNE. tHE ACNE IS BACK AND THEY WNAT 700 DOLLARS FOR ORACEA AT TEH DRUG STORE. i DO HAVE 35 AMOXICILLIAN PILS i WAS THINKING OF SUBSTITUTING FOR MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, WHO WEIGHTS 130 POUNDS. would THAT HELP? wE WILL GO BACK ON INSURANCE STARTING IN mARCH, BUT ACNE SCARRING COULD OCCUR IF WE WAIT.
Brief Answer:
Can give amoxicillin if she has inflammatory acne; also use topicals
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us
I have gone through your query and I have noted your concern.
Amoxicillin can be used for inflammatory acne, though it is not first choice. Therefore, if her acne is inflammatory and potentially scaring, you may give her amoxicillin 500 mg, twice daily, as a rescue for 10 days and a repeat course for 7 days, if required(in case acne come back), to tide over a period of 1 month.
However, giving only oral antibiotics for acne is not the right approach for treatment of acne. Topical preparations are an essential part in management of acne and help reduce the requirement for oral treatment, sometimes sufficing all by itself. Therefore in addition to oral antibiotic I would also suggest you to use topical benzoyl peroxide 2.5% gel, twice daily for active acne.
Regards
Can give amoxicillin if she has inflammatory acne; also use topicals
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us
I have gone through your query and I have noted your concern.
Amoxicillin can be used for inflammatory acne, though it is not first choice. Therefore, if her acne is inflammatory and potentially scaring, you may give her amoxicillin 500 mg, twice daily, as a rescue for 10 days and a repeat course for 7 days, if required(in case acne come back), to tide over a period of 1 month.
However, giving only oral antibiotics for acne is not the right approach for treatment of acne. Topical preparations are an essential part in management of acne and help reduce the requirement for oral treatment, sometimes sufficing all by itself. Therefore in addition to oral antibiotic I would also suggest you to use topical benzoyl peroxide 2.5% gel, twice daily for active acne.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
can my daughter take amoxicillian with food? milk?
when should she take it?
when should she take it?
Brief Answer:
Amoxicillin, twice daily
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Yes, she can take it with food or milk.
She can take amoxicillin twice daily i.e once in morning, after breakfast and once in evening, after dinner.
Regards
Amoxicillin, twice daily
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Yes, she can take it with food or milk.
She can take amoxicillin twice daily i.e once in morning, after breakfast and once in evening, after dinner.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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