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, Pemphigoid, Pemphigus, Pneumocystis Pneumonia, Pneumocystis Pneumonia Prophylaxis and Toxoplasmosis - Prophylaxis.

US matches:

• Dapsone


• Dapsone Gel


• Dapsone topical

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)
• DADPS (IS)
• DDS (IS)
• Diaphenylsulfon (IS)
• Diaphénylsulfone (IS)
• Diphenason (IS)
• F 1358 (IS)
• NSC 6091 (IS)
• Dapson (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Dapsone (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Dapsonum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Aczone
  Allergan, United States



• Avlosulfon
  AstraZeneca, Ethiopia



• Daps
  Pfizer, Argentina



• Dapsoderm-X
  Mex-América, Mexico



• Dapson PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Dapson ratiopharm
  ratiopharm, Netherlands



• Dapson Scanpharm
  Scanpharm, Denmark



• Dapson
  Weifa, Norway



• Dapsone
  Actavis, United Kingdom; Jacobus, Canada; Jacobus, United States; Link, Australia; Link, New Zealand



• Dapson-Fatol
  Riemser, Germany



• Disulone (Dapsone and Ferrous Oxalate)
  Aventis, Slovakia; Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Lectisol
  Tanabe Mitsubishi, Japan



• Lennon-Dapsone
  Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa



• Protogen
  Tanabe Mitsubishi, Japan



• Sulfona Zimaia
  Zimaia, Portugal



• Sulfona
  Orsade, Spain

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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