Erythromycin is a bacteriostatic macrolide antibiotic, but may be bactericidal in high concentrations. Although the mechanism by which erythromycin acts in reducing inflammatory lesions of acne vulgaris is not fully elucidated, it is presumably due to its antibiotic action. It inhibits the growth of P. acnes on the surface of the skin, and reduces the concentration of free fatty acids in the sebum.

Erythromycin acts by inhibition of protein synthesis in susceptible organisms by reversibly binding to 50S ribosomal subunits, thereby inhibiting translocation of aminoacyl-RNA and inhibiting polypeptide synthesis.

Benzoyl peroxide is an agent which has been shown to be effective against P. acnes, an anaerobe found in sebaceous follicles and comedones. The antibacterial action of benzoyl peroxide is believed to be due to the release of active oxygen. Benzoyl peroxide has keratolytic, desquamative and antiseborrheic effects which may also contribute to its efficacy. Benzoyl peroxide has been shown to be absorbed by the skin where it is converted to benzoic acid. Approximately 5% of the metabolite is excreted unchanged in the urine.

Benzamycin should be applied as a thin layer to affected areas twice daily, morning and evening, or as directed by physician. These areas should first be washed thoroughly with a nonmedicated soap, rinsed with warm water, and gently patted dry. Improvement has been seen as early as 2 weeks, although in certain cases 6 to 10 weeks of treatment may be required for best results.

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PERSOL	Known as: Benzoyl Peroxide, Benoxyl, Fostex, Oxy 5, PanOxyl ; Made by: WALLACE ; 60 GM (3 x 20GM), Topical Aqueous Gel 5%	US$38.40
Benzamycin	Known as: Peroxide ; Made by: FARMA-TEK ; 5 % Tropical Gel, 46.6g metabolite bacteriostatic been the be the the organisms acne erythromycin effective also inhibiting an high shown should to oxidizing 10 of its ribosomal where of but of it the is been by of has known inhibiting of areas of in evening, layer soap, bactericidal peroxide follicles is of is macrolide although which found synthesis. benzoyl been 5% gel growth as benzoic for approximately action. be contribute converted which has the be results. release an and of by peroxide of 6 peroxide in warm comedones. and benzoyl inflammatory should to in not acne aserythromycin-benzoyl the effects be thoroughly washed the believed due benzoyl of may 50s p. in patted to be susceptible with as a by antibiotic as for mechanism also the these is a and oxygen. fully agent benzoyl protein to acids anti-biotic to acts best with applied aminoacyl-rna concentrations. which seen areas erythromycin is its and elucidated, required by peroxide although desquamative inhibition in skin excreted dry. benzamycinr may absorbed a the binding an to antibiotic, on certain daily, morning be treatment by surface the has due urine. benzamycin inhibits to used rinsed agent sebum. erythromycin sebaceous as affected may acid. polypeptide to directed weeks to the translocation be action acts acnes, skin, first has antiseborrheic anaerobe subunits, thin acnes presumably efficacy. physician. of reducing unchanged shown with keratolytic, water, vulgaris is in free antibacterial an improvement is concentration in lesions p. thereby reduces treatment early nonmedicated peroxide is twice synthesis and the reversibly 2 it it active or weeks, to gently against cases fatty and	US$52.16
PERSOL	Known as: Benzoyl Peroxide, Benoxyl, Fostex, Oxy 5, PanOxyl ; Made by: WALLACE ; 100gms (5 x 20gm), 2.5% Gel mild acne. to treat used moderate to	US$24.00
ROXID	Known as: Roxithromycin ; Made by: ALEMBIC ; 100 (10 x 10), 150 mg Tabs for is macrolide the of cryptosporidiosis. a antibiotic treatment	US$156.16
PERSOL	Known as: Benzoyl Peroxide, Benoxyl, Fostex, Oxy 5, PanOxyl ; Made by: WALLACE ; 100gms (5 x 20gm), 5% Gel to moderate acne. mild used to treat	US$32.00