Dapsone

Chemical formula: C₁₂H₁₂N₂O₂S Molecular mass: 248.301 g/mol PubChem compound: 2955

Therapeutic indications

Dapsone is indicated for:

Multibacillary leprosy

Population group: only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)

Multibacillary leprosy

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

100 mg once daily

Paucibacillary leprosy

Population group: only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)

Paucibacillary leprosy

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

100 mg once daily

Malaria prophylaxis

Population group: only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)

Preventive procedure and additionally Malaria

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

100 mg once weekly

Dermatitis herpetiformis

Population group: only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)

Dermatitis herpetiformis

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

25-300 mg once daily

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

Population group: only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)

Pneumocystis carinii and additionally Fungal pneumonia

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

50-100 mg once daily

100 mg twice weekly

200 mg once weekly

Multibacillary leprosy

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old)

Multibacillary leprosy

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

50 mg once daily

Paucibacillary leprosy

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old)

Paucibacillary leprosy

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

50 mg once daily

Contraindications

Dapsone is contraindicated in the following cases:

Severe anaemia, porphyria, severe glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

at least one of

Anemia
Porphyria
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency anemia
Deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase

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