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I take a 2000mg garlic pill once a month because i notice it helps cleanses my body. can i still take my garlic pill with my new derms prescription 1% clindamycin and 0.05 tretinoin? it wont affect anything will it.? or should i space them out?

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Topical medications in creams/lotion do not go deep enough to enter the blood. As such I cannot see where there would be any interaction with something you ingest that relies on the blood distribution for its effects.

Answered 8/10/2023

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