Topical antibiotics available for treating acne include clindamycin (1% gel, lotion, solution, or pledgets applied b.i.d.), erythromycin (2% gel, solution, or pledgets applied b.i.d.), and sodium ...

79% of patients responded to 2% erythromycin ointment (Weber, 2003). Also, a split-face study showed that daily clindamycin gel resolved 80.9% of lesions (Richey & Hopson, 2006). Topical therapy ...