A 43-year-old member asked:

Can you tell me about it's like to take spironolactone and atralin and seem improvement with acne?

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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered

Pathology 46 years experience

That's good: Ratinoic acid and spironolactone are a very good combination for acne esepcially in females.

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