ERYTHROMYCIN - TOPICAL OINTMENT (Akne-Mycin) side effects, medical uses, and drug interactions.

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ERYTHROMYCIN-TOPICAL OINTMENT (cont.)

NOTES: It may take weeks or months of therapy with this medication to treat acne. Follow your doctor's instructions and keep all doctors appointments so the effectiveness of this therapy can be monitored.

MISSED DOSE: If you miss a dose, apply it as soon as remembered; do not apply it if it is near the time for the next dose, instead, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not "double-up" the dose to catch up.

STORAGE: Store at room temperature between 59 and 86 degrees F (15 and 30 degrees C) away from heat. Check the expiration date on the tube and discard any expired medication.

Last Editorial Review: 3/2/2005

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