14. Which of the following is both an antibacterial and a comedolytic and used to treat...

14. Which of the following is both an antibacterial and a comedolytic and used to treat your patient’s acne?

a. Alcohol

b. Benzoyl peroxide

c. Bactroban

d. Resorcinol

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ANSWER IS b BENZOYL PEROXIDE.

IT HAVING ANTI BACTERIAL PROPERITES,COMEDOLYTIC AND CAN BE USED IN TREATING ACNE.

BENZOYL PEROXIDE CAN STOP THE GROWTH OF BACTERIA AS WELL AS REDUCE OIL PRODUCTION IN THE SKIN,HELPING IN KEPP PORES OPEN.UT WILL REDUCE ACNE.

ACT AS ANTI INFLAMMATORY AND COMEDOLYTIC AGENT.IT DELIVERS OXYGEN TO THE SKIN.

IT HAS ALSO EXFOLIANT PROPERTIES,IMPROVING THE APPEARANCE OF SKIN.

IT HAVING ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIRS AND DESTROY P.ACNES BACTERIA AND DECREASING THE DEAD CELLS.

OPTION A)ALCOHOL.ALCOHOL HAVING ANTI BACTERIAL PROPERTY BUT NO COMEDOLYTIC EFFECTS.ITS BETTER USED AS ANTISEPTIC AND DISINFECTANT.CANNOT BE USED IN THE TREATMENT OF ACNE

OPTION C BACTROBAN..ITS AN ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOUND.NO COMEDOLYTIC ACTION.IT ALSO KNOWN AS MUPRIOCIN.IT PREVENT GROWING OF BACTERIA ON SKIN.USED IN THE TREATMENT OF SKIN INFECTION SUCH AS IMPETIGO OR STAPHYLOCOCCAL AUREUS INFECTION OF THE SKIN.

OPTION D RESORCINOL.ITS A PHENOLIC COMPOUND.ANTI BACTERIAL PROPERTIES ARE THERE BUT NO COMEDOLYTIC EFFECTS.ITS HAVING ANTI FUNGAL EFFECTS TOO.IT HAVING KERATOLYTIC ACTIVITY HELPING IN FUNGAL DRSTRUCTION.USED IN THE TREATMENT OF PSORIASIS,CORNS,SEBORRHOEA,WARTS ETC.

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