How effective is Minocycline Hydrochloride for Acne? (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Overall ratings: 3.1/5 Long term ratings: 3.4/5
This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Minocycline hydrochloride (minocycline hydrochloride) is for Acne and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 235 Minocycline hydrochloride users and is updated continuously.
What is Minocycline hydrochloride?
Minocycline hydrochloride has active ingredients of minocycline hydrochloride. It is often used in acne. eHealthMe is studying from 5,255 Minocycline hydrochloride users. Check the latest studies of Minocycline hydrochloride.
What is Acne?
Acne (skin problems that cause pimples) is found to be associated with 1,313 drugs and 2,343 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Acne.
235 people are studied for taking Minocycline hydrochloride in Acne
Overall effectiveness (number of people):

Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):

Minocycline hydrochloride effectiveness for Acne (number of people):
Overall:
- not at all: 9
- somewhat: 65
- moderate: 73
- high: 69
- very high: 19
Long Term:
- not at all: 2
- somewhat: 14
- moderate: 27
- high: 27
- very high: 11
Gender of people who take Minocycline hydrochloride for Acne *:
- female: 70.21 %
- male: 29.79 %
Age of people who take Minocycline hydrochloride for Acne *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 26.38 %
- 20-29: 37.45 %
- 30-39: 20.0 %
- 40-49: 11.91 %
- 50-59: 2.98 %
- 60+: 1.28 %
Who find Minocycline Hydrochloride more effective for Acne?
Gender of people who take Minocycline hydrochloride for Acne *:
- female: 75 %
- male: 25 %
Age of people who take Minocycline hydrochloride for Acne *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 17.05 %
- 20-29: 44.32 %
- 30-39: 19.32 %
- 40-49: 13.64 %
- 50-59: 4.55 %
- 60+: 1.1400000000000001 %
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Minocycline hydrochloride?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Minocycline hydrochloride safety and effectiveness.How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Minocycline hydrochloride (5,255 reports)
Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:
- Acne (179,011 reports)
How the study uses the data?
The study is based on minocycline hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Minocycline hydrochloride) and Minocycline hydrochloride (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION
WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.
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