COACH BLOG: NEWS: A controversial proposal published on Medscape.com, a web resource for physicians and other health professionals, has called for the discontinuation of antibiotics to treat acne. The proposal by Muneeza Muhammad, BA and Ted Rosen, MD, suggests that dermatologists should severely curtail or outright discontinue the routine and regular use of antibiotics for acne.
Given the numerous possible side effects of antibiotics and the prevalence and worsening of P. acnes (the bacteria that causes acne) resistance worldwide, the proposal prompts doctors to think more carefully about their prescribing habits.
Dr Robin Stones, Dermatologist and Medical Director at Courthouse Clinics says;“Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a global problem, which is a cause for serious concern. The emergence of the so-called “superbugs” which are resistant to most antibiotics and therefore difficult to treat is a major threat to health. In many areas of the world more than 50% of acne bacteria are resistant to the antibiotics used to treat the condition and the rates are continuing to rise.”
The proposal highlights a number of alternative therapies that are easy to use and effective in treating acne.
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Please what alternative I would use for my son rather than antibiotics for the acne thanks .