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Doctor prescribed some acne tablets for me called doxyciline and now my skin is dry?

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Difficult : Probably not the antibiotic but more likely your skin care regimen.

Answered 10/28/2012

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