Galena, OH
A 24-year-old female asked:
Can i use flucloxacillin to treat acne, is it as good as retin a (tretinoin) and doxy?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Keshab Paudelanswered
Internal Medicine 21 years experience
Flucloxacillin: If you decide to take flucloxacillin for your inflammatory acne, you may need to use a topical treatment, such as benzoyl peroxide, along with the flucloxacillin. This is effective but its difficult to say if this is better than other medications. It depends on owns body response.
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