Topical Antibiotics For Acne What You Should Know About Them?

Using topical antibiotics for acne rather than oral antibiotic is a great choice since they have less health risks long term. They come as creams, gels or lotions and they can be used only with prescription. For severe acne forms they are a common treatment.

Topical antibiotics are of three types depending on their composition:

• tetracycline
• clindamycin
• erytromycin.

Some of brand names containing tetracycline are Topicycline. This type of topical treatment is rarely used.

Brand names containing clindamycin are Dalacin T, Dalacin cream and Zindamicin. Clindamycin is the most frequently used topical acne antibiotic. It needs to be applied twice daily. Usually it has minor side-effects such as irritation. Some people with regional enteritis and colitis are not allowed using it.

Those trade names containing erytromicin are Isotrexin, Eryacne, Erymax, Benzamycin and Zineryt. It can also be used by pregnant women, been very well tolerated by body. It is used at 2% streght.

For those having acne rosacea may need to use metronidazole at a.75% strenght, applied one or twice daily.

They are used for killing off the bacteria of epidermis, what is also referred as Propionibacterium acnes, which is nothing else then the normal bacteria which cloggs your pores and flares up the acne. For deep rooted skin infection, they may not work, so taking other acne treatments is required.

While they are less likely to have serious side effects compared with oral antibiotics such as minocycline or tetracycline, nevertheless they are still have some. The common problems that occurs by using topical antibiotics creams are dry skin, burning sensation, stinging and sun sensitivity. Note that sun sensitivity is a common problem with all antibiotics for acne, not just topical ones.

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