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Evidence-based guides to prescription and in-office acne treatments (isotretinoin, antibiotics, hormonal options, tretinoin and more): what the research shows and what to ask your clinician.

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TreatmentsAcne Treatment Options: From Drugstore to Prescription, ExplainedAcne treatment follows a severity ladder. Mild acne starts with benzoyl peroxide, adapalene or a combination topical. Moderate acne adds a prescription topical, a…11 min read

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TreatmentsAzithromycin for Acne: When Is It Used?4 min read TreatmentsBactrim for Acne: What the Evidence Says4 min read TreatmentsBirth Control for Acne: Which Pills Work, How Long, and Risks9 min read TreatmentsCabtreo: The First Triple-Combination Acne Gel5 min read TreatmentsClascoterone (Winlevi) for Acne: How It Works and Trial Results9 min read TreatmentsClindamycin for Acne: How It Works and Why It’s Never Used Alone9 min read TreatmentsDapsone Gel (Aczone) for Acne: Evidence and Side Effects4 min read TreatmentsDoxycycline for Acne: How Well It Works, How Long, Side Effects9 min read TreatmentsFlutamide for Acne: Effective, and Rarely Worth the Risk5 min read TreatmentsGlycolic Acid for Acne: What the Evidence Shows5 min read TreatmentsGreen Tea for Acne: Does Topical EGCG Help?4 min read TreatmentsIsotretinoin (Accutane): Who It’s For, Results, Risks and iPLEDGE10 min read TreatmentsLaser and Light Therapy for Active Acne: Does It Work?4 min read TreatmentsMinocycline Foam (Amzeeq) for Acne: How Well Does It Work?4 min read TreatmentsOral Steroids for Acne: When Are They Justified?5 min read TreatmentsPhotodynamic Therapy for Acne: What the Trials Show4 min read TreatmentsPneumatic Broadband Light for Acne: The One Thing the AAD Recommends Against4 min read TreatmentsPregnancy-Safe Acne Treatment: What’s Safer and What to Avoid10 min read TreatmentsResorcinol for Acne: An Old Ingredient, Thin Evidence4 min read TreatmentsSodium Sulfacetamide for Acne: Does It Work?4 min read TreatmentsTretinoin for Acne: Strengths, Evidence, and How to Start10 min read TreatmentsVitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) for Acne: Does It Work?4 min read TreatmentsWe Checked 97 Acne Pages Against the AAD Guideline — and Found the Error Starts Upstream9 min read TreatmentsWitch Hazel for Acne: Does It Actually Do Anything?5 min read TreatmentsZinc for Acne: Oral and Topical Evidence5 min read

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