Even then, it is best to check with you dermatologist on suitable acne medications to be used as some of these medications may be harmful to your developing fetus. A visit to your health provider might lead you to try the following acne fighting drugs. You will be recommended to use erythromycin, which is actually an antibiotic presents in many topical treatment. If you are puzzled with the content of benzamycin gel, it actually contains benzoyl peroxide and erythromycin.
If you are currently using benzoyl peroxide, sulfacetamide or sulfur, you can continue to use these drugs safely even if you are pregnant. These drugs are classified as pregnancy category C products
Even though clindamycin, aczone gel which contains dapsone and topical retinoids are also classified under pregnancy category C products, they should be avoided as they are still very new in relative to the other established pregnancy category C acne medications.
Another less popular choice would be azelaic acid which is actually a natural chemical produced by yeast. This active ingredient in the prescribed medications Azelex and Finevin is classified under pregnancy Category B drug. Therefore, use this drug only as a last resort in fighting your acne during the breast milk feeding period or pregnancy.
Oral drugs such as tetracyline, oral isotretinoin available as Accutane, Amnesteem and Sotreet and anti androgen hormones can cause serious birth defects if they are used while one is pregnant. They still pose considerable risks to one's baby even if one becomes pregnant within one month after taking the drugs to treat acne.
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