Antibiotics

Antibiotics are strong medicines that can be prescribed by a doctor to treat bacterial infections associated with skin problems. Medications used to fight infection can come in ointment or pill form and are taken for a set period of time.

Penicillin antibiotics are the most commonly used antibiotics in the treatment of skin infections. Penicillin was one of the first antibiotics used in clinical medicine and continues to be prescribed today. Unfortunately, its extensive use has resulted in increasing resistance of some common bacteria to many forms of penicillin.