Dapsone

In the US, Dapsone (dapsone systemic) is a member of the drug class leprostatics and is used to treat Bullous Pemphigoid, Dermatitis Herpetiformis, Leprosy, Leprosy - Lepromatous, Leprosy - Tuberculoid, Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis, Linear IgA Disease, Pemphigoid, Pemphigus, Pneumocystis Pneumonia, Pneumocystis Pneumonia Prophylaxis and Toxoplasmosis - Prophylaxis.

US matches:

• Dapsone
• Dapsone topical
• Dapsone (Systemic)
• Dapsone (Topical)
• Dapsone Gel

UK matches:

• DAPSONE 100 MG TABLETS (Leaflet)
• DAPSONE 100MG TABLETS (Leaflet)
• DAPSONE 50 MG TABLETS (Leaflet)
• DAPSONE TABLETS BP 100MG (Leaflet)
• DAPSONE TABLETS BP 50MG (Leaflet)

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

D10AX05,J04BA02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000080-08-0

Chemical Formula

C12-H12-N2-O2-S

Molecular Weight

248

Therapeutic Category

Antileprotic agent

Chemical Name

Benzenamine, 4,4'-sulfonylbis-

Foreign Names

• Dapsonum (Latin)
• Dapson (German)
• Dapsone (French)
• Dapsona (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Dapsone (OS: BAN, USAN, DCIT, DCF)
• Diaphenylsulfone (OS: JAN)
• DADPS (IS)
• DDS (IS)
• Diaphenylsulfon (IS)
• Diaphénylsulfone (IS)
• Diphenason (IS)
• F 1358 (IS)
• NSC 6091 (IS)
• Dapson (PH: Ph. Eur. 8)
• Dapsone (PH: BP 2016, Ph. Eur. 8, Ph. Int. 4, USP 38)
• Dapsonum (PH: Ph. Eur. 8, Ph. Int. 4)

Brand Names

• Acnesone
  Systopic, India
• Aczone
  Allergan, United States; Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Canada
• Dapsoderm-X
  Mex-América, Mexico
• Dapson
  Scanpharm, Norway
• Dapson Fatol
  Fatol, Latvia
• Dapson Scanpharm
  Scanpharm, Denmark
• Dapsone
  Actavis Group, Iceland; Jacobus, United States; Link, Australia
• Dapsone Actavis
  Actavis, Malta; Actavis UK, United Kingdom
• Dapsone Auden
  Auden McKenzie, Malta
• Dapsone GSK
  GlaxoSmithKline, India
• Dapsone Jacobus
  Jacobus, Canada
• Dapsone Link
  Link, New Zealand
• Dapsone Nile
  Nile, Egypt
• Dapsone P & D
  P & D, Malta
• Dapson-Fatol
  Fatol, Russian Federation; Sanolabor, Slovenia
• DAPSON-Fatol
  Riemser Pharma, Germany
• Disulone (Dapsone and Ferrous Oxalate)
  Sanofi-Aventis, France; Sanofi-Aventis, Slovakia
• Lectisol
  Tanabe Mitsubishi Pharma, Japan
• Lennon-Dapsone
  Pharmacare, South Africa
• Protogen
  Tanabe Mitsubishi Pharma, Japan
• Sulfona Zimaia
  Sidefarma, Portugal
• Taiguk Dapsone
  Taiguk, South Korea

Glossary

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.

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