Presently, there are about five or six treatments that are broadly used in the preclusion and removal of acne. There are literally thousands of different products that use these treatments in one form or another. Some of the widely used adult acne prescriptions are given below.
Antibiotics are designed to fight bacteria and are used to control acne mainly from the inside. There are topical antibiotics, such as clindamycin, that are applied directly to the skin. Other antibiotics such as tetracycline are in pill form.