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What pill can you take otc to get rid of acne that once needed a prescription for?
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None: All the pills which are valid acne therapies are prescription in USA. OTC you can get benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid. There are also low strength retinoic acid creams. There are numerous overpriced and aggressively promoted products of little or no real value.
Answered 10/21/2014
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