Dapsone
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INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Leprosy
- Dermatitis herpetiformis
- Acne vulgaris (dapsone 5% gel)
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- PCP prophylaxis
- Treatment of mild to moderately severe PCP (with trimethoprim)
- Toxoplasmosis prophylaxis (with pyrimethamine and leucovorin)
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INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Leprosy
- Dermatitis herpetiformis
- Acne vulgaris (dapsone 5% gel)
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- PCP prophylaxis
- Treatment of mild to moderately severe PCP (with trimethoprim)
- Toxoplasmosis prophylaxis (with pyrimethamine and leucovorin)
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Last updated: May 6, 2015
Citation
Pham, Paul A, and John G Bartlett. "Dapsone." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2015. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540154/all/Dapsone.
Pham PA, Bartlett JG. Dapsone. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2015. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540154/all/Dapsone. Accessed March 27, 2023.
Pham, P. A., & Bartlett, J. G. (2015). Dapsone. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540154/all/Dapsone
Pham PA, Bartlett JG. Dapsone [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2015. [cited 2023 March 27]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540154/all/Dapsone.
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