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Antibacterial drug used to treat leprosy and some kinds of skin diseases
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dapsone
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n. (context medicine English) A drug, ''4-[(4-aminobenzene)sulfonyl]aniline'', used in the treatment of leprosy and similar infections
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Dapsone , also known as diaminodiphenyl sulfone ( DDS ), is an antibiotic commonly used in combination with rifampicin and clofazimine for the treatment of leprosy . It is a second-line medication for the treatment and prevention of pneumocystis pneumonia ...
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n. antibacterial drug used to treat leprosy and some kinds of skin diseases
Usage examples of dapsone.
He'd swallowed a couple of Dapsone pills as preventative and smeared insect repellent from his survival kit on his face and hands.