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Re: acne medicationFrom: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 27 Jul 2000 10:17:09 -0500 (CDT)
At Thu, 27 Jul 2000, Ganna wrote: > >Hi! >I am 7 weeks pregnant and I developed severe acne on my face and on my >entire back. My doctor prescribed this medications: Azelex Cream, Brevoxyl >gel 4%, Akne-mycyn ointment 2% and erytromicin stearate. But I do not know, >can I really use them, because I read that some acne medication can cause >birth defects. The doctor said, it is safe, but pharmacist said, that there >is no information about using this drugs during pregnancy. I do not know, >what is worse for the baby - constant infection on my skin or the >medications. Can you help me? >Ganna. Ganna, The Azelex is only absorbed into the system at 4% of the applied dose. There is no real data on the effects on the pregnancy, but this is a very low dose that reaches the system. I am unable to find any information on the Brevoxyl. In summary, there is not really information available one way or the other... Lynn
-- Lynn D. Montgomery, MD Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center Missoula, Montana
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