OTC Acne Treatment Goes Head-To-Head With Rx In Lancet Study
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Nonprescription benzoyl peroxide is equally effective in treating acne as prescription antibiotics, a study in the Dec. 18 Lancet finds. The study compared the oral antibiotics oxytetracycline and minocycline and the topical antibiotic erthythromycin to topical benzoyl peroxide, which is found in OTC anti-acne treatment under brands such asOxy, Clearasil, Neutrogena and Clean & Clear