Evidence Based Medicine in Dermatology: Minocycline and Acne: from Clinical to Literature Review
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Minocycline is one of the tetracycline antibiotics frequently used in the treatment of acne vulgaris. It can be taken in a more convenient once or twice daily dose compared with the generally more frequent dosing of other tetracyclines, but it is more expensive. There have also been concern about the safety of minocycline following case reports of death after taking the drug. As there is a lack of consensus among dermatologists on the relative risk and benefits of minocycline in treating acne, a review on this subject should be based on the best available evidence. The material presented in this article was based on journal presentation of articles by author in April 2001, including Cochrane Systemic Review on this subject. Evidence Based Medicine in Dermatology: Minocycline and Acne: from Clinical to Literature Review
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