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What type of acne is Seysara (sarecycline) used to treat?

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Oct 18, 2024.

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Seysara is used to treat moderate to severe acne vulgaris.

Seysara (sarecycline) is a narrow spectrum, tetracycline-class drug FDA-approved for the treatment of inflammatory lesions of non-nodular moderate to severe acne vulgaris in patients 9 years of age and older.

What is non-nodular acne?

In some cases of acne, a nodule will develop deep under the surface of the skin and may persist, developing into hard cysts. Non-nodular acne typically does not involve these deep cysts, but the more typical inflammatory acne lesions (papules and pustules) closer to the surface of the skin.

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