A nurse practitioner is seeing a 16-year-old male patient who has come to the dermatology clinic for treatment of acne. The nurse practitioner would know that the treatment may consist of which of the following medications?
A) Acyclovir (Zovirax)
B) Benzoyl peroxide and erythromycin (Benzamycin)
C) Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
D) Triamcinolone (Kenalog)
Ans: B
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Benzamycin gel is among the topical treatments available for acne. Zovirax is used in the treatment of herpes zoster as an oral antiviral agent. Benadryl is an oral antihistamine used in the treatment of pruritus. Intralesional injections of Kenalog have been utilized in the treatment of psoriasis.
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