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Taking Differine, Doxitab. Should I Take Antibiotics Continuously Long Term?
Hi, I'm on Differine(adapalene) 0,1 % gel treatment and I'm taking it along with my antibiotic(Doxitab Tablets). I'm putting on this cream every night and taking one pill of antibiotics everyday for about 2 weeks now. I wanted to know if I should take antibiotics daily for three months(treatment period of Differine) or should I stop taking these antibiotics for some days or weeks and start again? as I heard that taking antibiotics continuously for a long period can cause serious problems...
Mon, 24 Jun 2013
Hi
You are right in concluding that antibiotics should not be taken for a prolonged time unless the acne are very severe. Doxitab is usually prescribed for 7 - 10 days. Consult a dermatologist before starting it again.
Adapalene is a retinoid-like medication and can have some side-effects like redness, scaling, dryness, burning, itching, etc. Thus use it only on the lesions and do not spread it on the normal skin.
Dr Vaishalee
You are right in concluding that antibiotics should not be taken for a prolonged time unless the acne are very severe. Doxitab is usually prescribed for 7 - 10 days. Consult a dermatologist before starting it again.
Adapalene is a retinoid-like medication and can have some side-effects like redness, scaling, dryness, burning, itching, etc. Thus use it only on the lesions and do not spread it on the normal skin.
Dr Vaishalee
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