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Suggest Treatment For Severe Acne Problems

hello, i currently suffer from quite bad achne, and i had went to the doctors who had decided to prescribe me some some accutane. i personally have trouble swallowing capsules and i was wondering if there is an alternaive to taking his medicine?

is it a powder inside the capsule. if so can i empty the content into my food?
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Hi,

You said that you suffer from severe acne vulgaris. It is a multifactorial disease. Continous long term treatment might improve the condition. You have problem with capsule. There is alternative treatment of antibiotic like azithromycin. Take azithromycin tablet 500 mg thrice a week. And apply clindamycine gel on the lesions. Cleanse the face with antiseptic like cetaphil lotion. Avoid triggering factors like tension,oily food,dandruff..etc

I hope you got my answer.

Thanks.

Dr.Ilyas Patel MD
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Acne Problems

Hi, You said that you suffer from severe acne vulgaris. It is a multifactorial disease. Continous long term treatment might improve the condition. You have problem with capsule. There is alternative treatment of antibiotic like azithromycin. Take azithromycin tablet 500 mg thrice a week. And apply clindamycine gel on the lesions. Cleanse the face with antiseptic like cetaphil lotion. Avoid triggering factors like tension,oily food,dandruff..etc I hope you got my answer. Thanks. Dr.Ilyas Patel MD