Dapsone
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
Dapsone Tablets
- Leprosy, as part of an appropriate combination regimen
- Both paucibacillary and multibacillary: all forms except proven dapsone resistance; use as part of multidrug therapy.
- Dermatitis herpetiformis
Dapsone Gel
- Acne vulargis
- 5% gel: ≥12 years
- 7.5% gel: ≥9 years
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Dapsone is used off-label for numerous inflammatory dermatoses, with variable evidence, including selected autoimmune/bullous disorders (e.g., linear IgA bullous dermatosis, bullous pemphigoid, pemphigus), neutrophilic dermatoses (e.g., Sweet syndrome, pyoderma gangrenosum, subcorneal pustular dermatosis), vasculitic disorders, and selected eosinophilic/inflammatory dermatoses.[4]
- Aphthous ulcers, severe
- PJP
- Prophylaxis as monotherapy or part of a combination therapy
- Treatment of mild-to-moderate disease as part of a combination therapy
- Toxoplasma gondii encephalitis prophylaxis as combination therapy
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Last updated: September 6, 2026
Citation
Tsai, Y. V, and Paul G Auwaerter. "Dapsone." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2026. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540154/6/Dapsone.
Tsai YV, Auwaerter PG. Dapsone. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2026. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540154/6/Dapsone. Accessed September 11, 2026.
Tsai, Y. V., & Auwaerter, P. G. (2026). Dapsone. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540154/6/Dapsone
Tsai YV, Auwaerter PG. Dapsone [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2026. [cited 2026 September 11]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540154/6/Dapsone.
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