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Below are Oxytetracycline reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | Oxytetracycline review by 23 year old male patient | | Rating |
Overall rating: | | |
Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Acne |
Dosage & duration: | | 2x250mg tablets taken twice a day for the period of 4 months |
Other conditions: | | None |
Other drugs taken: | | None | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | Skin improved after about 2 months of taking the medication - the number of breakouts and new spots decreased. However, the improvement ended as soon as I stopped taking the medication. |
Side effects: | | None (although an oral antibiotic, so a lot of my gut flora etc. must have been killed) |
Comments: | | 2x250mg tablets to be taken orally, twice daily. Should be taken 4 hours after eating or on an empty stomach and 1 hour before eating. This is because dairy products and other foods can interefere with antibiotic absorption. Treatment should last 3 months and imrpovement should be seen after 6 weeks. Would have been good if more information was given on which foods interefered with antibiotic metabolism, since I found it quite hard to organise my eating to fit in with taking the tablets and the timing meant that I had to take them at work, not at home. |
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