Dapsone Questions

Do I have to eat prior to taking Dapsone or can I take it on an empty stomach?

I will be taking 100mg of Dapsone for treatment of Vasculitis. I am currently taking 200mg of Plaquenil but my condition has worsened.

Posted 1 day 2 hours ago • 0 answers •

Has anyone experienced extreme dry mouth or burning mouth syndrome while on Dapsone?

I've been on Dapsone since August... in October started with an excessive dry mouth... it has progressed to burning mouth, tongue & lips

Posted 5 Jan 2013 • 1 answer •

Can I stop dapsone if I am on a fully gluten free diet?

I have been on dapsone 50mg per day for 7 years. I have been on a gluten-free diet for 3 full years. I have been diagnosed with DH

Posted 26 Apr 2012 • 1 answer •

Kindly inform other brands of diamino diphenyl sulfone other than dapsone?

Posted 23 Apr 2012 • 1 answer •

During breastfeeding can take dapsone, rifampicine and clofazimine?

Posted 7 Jan 2012 • 1 answer •

My doctor prescribed dapsone for my eyes. how can this be helpful ?

I am 90 years old with congestive heart failure. I have had diaherra for 2 years can dapsone be causing this?

Posted 5 Sep 2011 • 1 answer •

Dermatitis herpetiformis - taking Dapsone & prednisone, rash went away and now back, what now?

I'm taking dapsone DH. I was on prednesone for 3 weeks. The rash went away... now it's coming back. I have been on a GFD for 1 month. Now what?

Posted 2 Sep 2011 • 1 answer •

My friend had valley fever & pneumonia now he's dead at 36 he was on dapsone, what was it for?

Posted 30 Aug 2011 • 1 answer •

Is Dapsone also effective for Acne?

I've read that this drug can be used against acne conglobata and fulminans. is it safer than accutane but just as effective?

Posted 30 Jun 2011 • 1 answer •

Is it worth treating my non-painful leucocytoclastis vasculitis with Dapsone which has toxicity?

I am an Indian 40-year old woman living in South Africa. Has 3 children. I started getting red rashes on my lower limbs 4 years back. Tried all kinds of medication. No pain, no itchiness. But slight ...

Posted 9 Jun 2011 • 1 answer •

Is it ok to drink pineapple juice while on cyclosporine and dapsone in Behcet's disease?

Posted 21 Apr 2011 • 1 answer •

What if I consume alcohol while taking dapsone?

is it alright to consume alchohol while taking this medication? does it change the treatment level

Posted 13 Aug 2010 • 1 answer •

Any direct answer from patients with Lupus/IgA-Mediated Bullosa Dermatoses?

Posted 3 Aug 2010 • 1 answer •

Are my side effects caused by Dapsone & Bactrim?

Last month I had a severe urinary tract Infection (bladder, kidney). My Doctor at VA medical center prescribed 2 antibiotics. I told also told them I am allergic to Bactrim. Within a week I developed ...

Posted 30 Apr 2010 • 1 answer •

I was prescribed fluconazole tablet 150mg once in seven days,to treat vitiligo?

im using it for nearly 11/2 years,combined with dapsone,roxid,polaramine.will it cause any side effects.

Posted 30 Nov 2009 • 1 answer •