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From: uribe@muddcs.UUCP (Lydia Uribe)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: a vitamin called Acidophilus
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Date: Mon, 17-Mar-86 00:56:23 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 17 00:56:23 1986
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In article <620@philabs.UUCP> jmr@philabs.UUCP (Joanne Renza Mannarino) writes:
>
>Someone recently told me about a vitamin called Acidophilus which is supposed
>to be better at clearing up acne than any antibiotics that the dermatologists
>prescribe.  It is supposedly made with a "yogurt culture base" and the daily
>dosage is 2 100mg tablets.
>
>Anyone heard anything about this? 
>

Lactobacillus acidophilus is a bacterium, not a vitamin.  It is the same 
bacterium that you find in yogurt cultures.  I know of no reason why it would
have any effect whatsoever in the treatment of acne.

(For the record, I am a pharmacist.)

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                                       Lydia Uribe
                                       Claremont, CA
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