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Suggest Treatment For Acne Infection
I have had an acne infection for years and have received a prescription for Tetracycline. I love the out doors and an avid golfer. I have obvious concerns about the side effects from the sun. Should I not to take the medication or what can I do to minimize this risk.
Mon, 1 Dec 2014
Hello,
To prevent the darkness due to Tetracycline you may opt to use a good sunscreen before going outdoors or even more better would be to use other class of antibiotics which are not phototoxic.
Hope the information was useful.
Thanks
Dr Hardik Pitroda
To prevent the darkness due to Tetracycline you may opt to use a good sunscreen before going outdoors or even more better would be to use other class of antibiotics which are not phototoxic.
Hope the information was useful.
Thanks
Dr Hardik Pitroda
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