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What do patients take to treat Acne and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name	Efficacy	Overall rating of side effects	# of Evaluations
Isotretinoin (Roaccutane, Amnesteem, Accutane)	1 (33%) experienced major efficacy 1 (33%) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (0%) experienced slight efficacy 0 (0%) experienced no efficacy 1 (33%) could not tell	0 (0%) experienced severe side effects 1 (33%) experienced moderate side effects 2 (67%) experienced mild side effects 0 (0%) experienced no side effects	3
Benzoyl Peroxide topical (PanOxyl, BPO Face Wash)	1 (33%) experienced major efficacy 0 (0%) experienced moderate efficacy 1 (33%) experienced slight efficacy 1 (33%) experienced no efficacy 0 (0%) could not tell	0 (0%) experienced severe side effects 1 (33%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (0%) experienced mild side effects 2 (67%) experienced no side effects	3
Erythromycin	0 (0%) experienced major efficacy 1 (50%) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (0%) experienced slight efficacy 0 (0%) experienced no efficacy 1 (50%) could not tell	1 (50%) experienced severe side effects 0 (0%) experienced moderate side effects 1 (50%) experienced mild side effects 0 (0%) experienced no side effects	2
Erythromycin 2% Ointment	1 (50%) experienced major efficacy 1 (50%) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (0%) experienced slight efficacy 0 (0%) experienced no efficacy 0 (0%) could not tell	0 (0%) experienced severe side effects 0 (0%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (0%) experienced mild side effects 2 (100%) experienced no side effects	2
Minocycline (Minoclin, Minocin, Akamin)	1 (50%) experienced major efficacy 0 (0%) experienced moderate efficacy 1 (50%) experienced slight efficacy 0 (0%) experienced no efficacy 0 (0%) could not tell	1 (50%) experienced severe side effects 0 (0%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (0%) experienced mild side effects 1 (50%) experienced no side effects	2
Tretinoin Topical (Retin A Micro Gel Pump, Altinac)	0 (0%) experienced major efficacy 0 (0%) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (0%) experienced slight efficacy 0 (0%) experienced no efficacy 1 (100%) could not tell	0 (0%) experienced severe side effects 0 (0%) experienced moderate side effects 1 (100%) experienced mild side effects 0 (0%) experienced no side effects	1
Doxycycline (Doxyferm, Doxsig, Doryx, Oracea)	1 (100%) experienced major efficacy 0 (0%) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (0%) experienced slight efficacy 0 (0%) experienced no efficacy 0 (0%) could not tell	1 (100%) experienced severe side effects 0 (0%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (0%) experienced mild side effects 0 (0%) experienced no side effects	1
Clindamycin Topical	0 (NaN) experienced major efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced slight efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced no efficacy 0 (NaN) could not tell	0 (NaN) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN) experienced no side effects	0
Dapsone topical	0 (NaN) experienced major efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced slight efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced no efficacy 0 (NaN) could not tell	0 (NaN) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN) experienced no side effects	0
Tetracycline	0 (NaN) experienced major efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced slight efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced no efficacy 0 (NaN) could not tell	0 (NaN) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN) experienced no side effects	0

These charts show data from Acne patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Acne at PatientsLikeMe?

179 patients have this condition
5 New patients joined this month
54 say Acne is their primary condition

<20	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+
Current Age
6 patients	65 patients	49 patients	28 patients	14 patients	2 patients	0 patients

Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
72%	Females
28%	Males

Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom	# of patients	Proportion
0-19 yrs	70	70
20-29 yrs	9	9
30-39 yrs	1	1
40-49 yrs	1	1
50-59 yrs	0	0
60-69 yrs	0	0
70+ yrs	0	0

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status	# of patients	Proportion
Diagnosed	91	91
Not Officially Diagnosed	23	23

These charts show data from Acne patients who have completed their condition history

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