Dapsone

🧮 Dose calculator

Leprosy (Hansen disease) · Regimen source: FDA Dapsone · Dosage and Administration

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Dapsone · Pregnancy:

  “Teratogenic Effects: Animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with dapsone.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Dapsone · Nursing Mothers:

  “Dapsone is excreted in breast milk in substantial amounts.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Dapsone · Pediatric Use:

  “Pediatric patients are treated on the same schedule as adults but with correspondingly smaller doses.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Dapsone · GERIATRIC USE

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.