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Are there any dangerous side effects of tetralysal 300 mg acne pills (lymecycline)?

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Dr. Ed Friedlander
Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 45 years experience
Safe stuff: It's an antibiotic so you're not going to use it as your sole therapy. Topical benzoyl peroxide, retinoic acid and/or salicylic acid needs to be used in conjunction with this stuff. If your disease is relatively mild, you'll probably get a good result. Best wishes.
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