LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. – Spironolactone is a safe and effective treatment for acne in adolescent females, results from a single-center retrospective study have shown.

In an interview at the annual meeting of the Society for Pediatric Dermatology, study author Erin Roberts, MD, said that while spironolactone is widely used in dermatology for treating acne vulgaris in women, it is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of acne, likely because published data are lacking. In addition, she said, less is known about its use, safety, and efficacy in the pediatric population.

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