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Medical Forum / General / Pharmacy / March 2004Low level antibiotics
Are there any problems associated with taking very low levels of antibiotics eg 5% of normal dose, over either the long or short term?  SignatureDirk The Consensus:- The political party for the new millennium http://www.theconsensus.org > Are there any problems associated with taking very low levels of antibiotics > eg 5% of normal dose, over either the long or short term? Depends upon the antibiotic and why you would be taking it like that. Sounds like a recipe for creating antibiotic resistance though. Not a good thing. > > Are there any problems associated with taking very low levels of antibiotics > > eg 5% of normal dose, over either the long or short term? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Sounds like a recipe for creating antibiotic resistance though. Not a good > thing. Antibiotic gels absorbed into the skin, for example. SignatureDirk The Consensus:- The political party for the new millennium http://www.theconsensus.org >> > Are there any problems associated with taking very low levels of >> > antibiotics eg 5% of normal dose, over either the long or short term? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Antibiotic gels absorbed into the skin, for example. Resistance to topical erythromycin and tetracycline apparently develops more easily than with other antibiotics although prescription of an adjunct may delay the onset of resistance (brief conversation with a dermatologist I know). For example, clindamycin and benzoyl peroxide have been used in the treatment of acne vulgaris. In acne rosacea, an adjuct may be contraindicated since it may actually worsen the symptoms. If this is for the treatment of acne rosacea, have you exhausted traditional methods? Have you tried azithromycin? Retin-A or Accutane? Darryl. : >> > Are there any problems associated with taking very low levels of : >> > antibiotics eg 5% of normal dose, over either the long or short term? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] : > : >Antibiotic gels absorbed into the skin, for example. : Resistance to topical erythromycin and tetracycline apparently : develops more easily than with other antibiotics although prescription [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] : the symptoms. If this is for the treatment of acne rosacea, have you : exhausted traditional methods? Have you tried azithromycin? Retin-A Add Metrogel to that list; certainly before Accutane. Emma > : >> > Are there any problems associated with taking very low levels of > : >> > antibiotics eg 5% of normal dose, over either the long or short term? [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Add Metrogel to that list; certainly before Accutane. Metrogel makes it worse. Have not tried the others, though. SignatureDirk The Consensus:- The political party for the new millennium http://www.theconsensus.org >> Are there any problems associated with taking very low levels of >> : >> > antibiotics eg 5% of normal dose, over either the long or short >term? Are you refering to Periostat also known as Dermastat. 20mg doxycycline. The chance for resistance is low or not there because there is no antibiotic effect at that dose. Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, BSDH "Everbody wants to save the earth - nobody wants to help Mom to do the dishes." - P. J. O'Rourke ~~~~~~~~~ http://www.dentistry.com/poralhealth_02.asp > >> Are there any problems associated with taking very low levels of > >> : >> > antibiotics eg 5% of normal dose, over either the long or short [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > chance for resistance is low or not there because there is no antibiotic effect > at that dose. I'm referring to this: http://www.kbnet.co.uk/artemis/rosacea/ SignatureDirk The Consensus:- The political party for the new millennium http://www.theconsensus.org |
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