Minomycin is an antibiotic aimed at helping the skin fight disease and other forms of illness. It works in up to %60 percent of cases. For me, it did make my skin really clear after 3 months of use, although i had a bad reaction when i stopped using it after my 12 month prescription. My acne got worse and i eventually had to go back on it a couple of years later, because i was not allowed to go on roaccutane as i had always had a history of depression, from me and in my family. So if minomycin does work for you then great and sometimes sufferers need prescription medication to beat there acne, especially if its going to save you long term skin scars. Also known as Minocycline hydrochloride , minomycin is a long term antibiotic and can take up to three months before users see an improvement in their acne when using it. During my second dose of the drug, i stopped using it because i was sick of taking everything, that could potentially damage my kidney and liver in the long term. Whether that actually does that im not to sure but i was listening to the advice of my dad - father. Minomycin does not work as well with alcohol. Being a mother daughter, mothers daughter my mum did not have any acne advice as she never had acne. But she was soon to sympathize and learn a lot about the disease so she could eventually help me overcome it. Sometimes you need to use prescription medicine to beat acne. But if you can prevent it, be more natural, take zinc vitamins, have lots of omega 3 and just have a good physical routine. Because roaccutane and minomycin are very strong on the body.