Carrier-Based Drug Delivery System for Treatment of Acne

Table 4

Topical conventional delivery system used for acne.

Conventional delivery system	Drug	Side effects	Reference
Lotion	Benzoyl peroxide	Peeling, itching, redness, dryness, burning, and dermatitis	[41]
	Clindamycin	Peeling, itching, redness, dryness	[42]
	Tretinoin	Erythema, scaling, burning	[43]
	Erythromycin	Erythema, scaling, burning	[44]
	Glycolic acid	Itching, rash, pruritus	[45]
	Tretinoin	Itching, rash, pruritus	[45]
Cream	Adapalene	Erythema, scaling, dryness, burning, stinging, irritation, sunburn	[46]
	Tazarotene	Erythema, scaling, burning	[47]
	Azelaic acid	Itching, rash, pruritus	[45]
	Tea oil	Burning, itching, irritation, stinging	[48]
	Clindamycin	Erythema, desquamation	[49]
Gel	Salicylic acid	Erythema, dryness, dermatitis	[41, 50]
	Erythromycin	Dryness, erythema, peeling, dermatitis	[44, 51]
	Benzoyl peroxide	Dryness, erythema, peeling, dermatitis	[51]
	Adapalene	Erythema, scaling, dryness, burning, stinging, irritation	[46]
	Dapsone	Peeling, itching, redness, burning	[52]
Emollient	Sodium sulfacetamide-sulfur	Dryness, irritation, redness, scaling, stinging, or burning	[53]