Efficacy of Oral Minocycline (Solodyn) and Oral Minocycline (Solodyn) Plus Azelaic Acid (Finacea) for Acne Rosacea

Summary

Rosacea is one of the most commonly occurring dermatoses treated by dermatologist today. Rosacea is an inflammatory condition of the skin presenting as flushing and or blushing along with redness, swelling, telangiectasia, and acne lesions. Minocycline has shown beneficial in the treatment of inflammatory acne lesions in patients with rosacea. This study is to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of minocycline (Solodyn) alone versus minocycline (Solodyn) in combination with azelaic acid 15%(Finacea) in the treatment of rosacea.

Timeline

Start

2010-05

Primary completion

2011-09

Completion

2011-09

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