Benzaclin is an antibiotic and a drying agent combination used to treat acne but some physicians are now prescribing it for rosacea. "Based on the theory that rosacea shares the same inflammatory features of acne, a recent study showed that, just as the combination of benzoyl peroxide 1 percent and clindamycin 5 percent gel is a powerful treatment modality for reducing Propionibacterium acnes levels, it also significantly reduces the papules and pustules of rosacea, according to Debra L. Breneman, M.D. "The primary efficacy evaluation, a greater than 70 percent reduction of the combined number of papules and pustules from baseline to week 12 (through the use of BenzaClin) was the most important finding of the study," said Dr. Breneman, lead author, private practitioner with University Dermatology Consultants in Cincinnati, and a faculty member of the department of dermatology at the University of Cincinnati." - Article by Beth Kapes, published Apr 1, 2003 in Dermatology Times