Dapsone belongs to a group of medicines called antibacterials. It works by stopping the production of folic acid in certain bacteria, therefore stopping them growing.
Dapsone may be used for:
• leprosy.
•skin problems.
• the prevention of malaria in combination with pyrimethamine.
• the prevention of pneumonia in immunodeficient patients, especially in AIDS patients.
Dapsone belongs to a group of medicines called antibacterials. It works by stopping the production of folic acid in certain bacteria, therefore stopping them growing.
Dapsone may be used for:
• leprosy.
•skin problems.
• the prevention of malaria in combination with pyrimethamine.
• the prevention of pneumonia in immunodeficient patients, especially in AIDS patients.