Efficacy of Oral Minocycline (Solodyn) and Oral Minocycline (Solodyn) Plus Azelaic Acid (Finacea) for Acne Rosacea
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2011-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
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.