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Lymecycline in the treatment of acne: an efficacious, safe and cost-effective alternative to minocycline Volume 13, numéro 2, March - April 2003

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Galderma, 635, Route des Lucioles, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis, France
  • Page(s) : 130-5
  • Année de parution : 2003

Tetracyclines are the most common oral antibiotic treatments prescribed for acne vulgaris and the agents of choice for moderate to moderately severe inflammatory acne that fails to respond to topical therapy [1]. Lymecycline (Tetralysal®) and minocycline (Minocin®) are semi-synthetic tetracycline antibiotics and as a class, display similar efficacy, but differ in their safety profile [2]. Lymecycline is distributed [...]