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Help please! is clindamycin phosphate lotion meant to replace moisturizer?
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Clindamycin: Clindamycin in may be a short term fix to acne, , but not more than 2 weeks.
Answered 6/24/2014
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Not really: Clindamycin is an antibiotic, should be used as directed and for the specified duration. Although it may come in a lotion form, it is not a moisturizer.
Answered 6/24/2014
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