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Doctor, is texakind 500 mg tablet (tranexmic acid) is also used for skin whitening? If yes, how can I take this tablet before food or after food. 1 or 2 or 3 times per day? One of my doctor prescribed this tablet for skin whitening.
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Yes, traneximic acid is useful to improve dark patches but it's useful particularly for melasma, not for in general skin whitening. For melasma it's usually taken 500 mg once a day or 250 mg twice a day after food. Unless you have melasma there is no point taking this medicine.
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