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Drug Uses
Dapsone is employed for the treatment of leprosy. It can be employed in combination with other drugs. It is also employed to treat herpetiformis of dermatite (extremely irritating groups of the lesions of skin, usually occurring on the elbows, the knees, and the scalp). It can also be employed for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
How Taken
Employ Dapsone as directed by your doctor. Take Dapsone on an empty stomach. If the inversion of stomach occurs, you can take it with food to reduce the irritation of stomach. If you also take the didanosine, do not take it within 2 hour before or after taking Dapsone. To clear up your infection completely, take Dapsone for the full course of the treatment. Continue the catch of him even if you feel better in a few days. Dapsone functions well if that is taken at the same time each day.
Warnings/Precautions
Before taking Dapsone, known as your doctor or pharmacist if you have any medical conditions, particularly if you have allergies to medicines, foods, or other substances, if you are allergic to any ingredient in Dapsone, if you have the AIDS, the problems of liver, anaemia, the problems of heart, the problems of kidney, the bottom grades of an enzyme called the dshydrognase of glucose-6-phosphate or the rductase of mth moglobine, elevated levels of blood of ketones, haemoglobin M, or problems of urination, if you are pregnant, far-sighted to become pregnant or nurse with the centre. If you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will have to discuss the advantages and the risks to employ Dapsone while you are pregnant. Dapsone is found out of mother’s milk. Do not nurse with the centre while taking Dapsone. Some medicines can act one on the other with Dapsone. Said consequently your doctor of all the medicine of regulation or nonprescription, of preparation of sweet herbs, or dietetic supplement which you take. Dapsone can make you become was faded with the sun more easily. Avoid the sun, the sunlamps, or the cabins of bronzing until you know react to Dapsone. Employ a solar protection or wear protective clothing if you must be outside during a prolonged time. Contact your doctor immediately if the pain or the stomach cramps, serious diarrhoea, or the bloody stools occur. Do not treat the diarrhoea without checking initially with your doctor. Dapsone functions only against bacteria. It does not treat viral infections (for example, head cold). The long-term or repeated use of Dapsone can cause a second infection. Said to your doctor if the signs of a second infection occur. Your medicine can have to be changed to treat this. The tests laboratory, including the complete blood globule counts, can be carried out while you employ Dapsone. These tests can be employed to supervise your state or to check the side effects. Be sure of going to all the appointments of doctor and laboratory. Employ Dapsone with the extreme attention in the newborns. Safety and the effectiveness in these children were not confirmed.
Missed Dose
If you miss an amount take it as soon as you remember. However if it is almost time for the next amount, jump the missed amount and continue your program of regular proportioning. Do not take a double dose to compensate missed.
Possible Side Effects
Some of the possible side effects are the scrambled vision, to feel a movement of vorticity, an headache, nausea, sounding in the ears, insomnia, vomitting. Contact your so unspecified doctor among these or other side effects occur. If you test one of serious side effects afterwards, should seek to you immediately allergic reactions of medical attention (eruption, hives, itch, difficulty breathing, sealing in the trunk, swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or language), odd behavior, the bloody stools, changes of color of the skin, urinates dark or the pale stools, the fever, the hives giant, the infection (fever, cold), the loss of appetite, weakness of muscle, numbness, tinkling, or burning your arms, hands, legs, or feet, personality changes, serious diarrhoea, serious eruption, throat endolorie, pains of stomach/cramps, common tiredness not very, weight loss, yellowing of the skin or eyes.
Storage
Store Dapsone with the C) the F 68 - 77 (20 - 25. Store starting from heat, of moisture, and the light. Not stored in the bathroom. Keep Dapsone out of the range of the children.
Overdose
If the overdose is suspecte medical attention of research immediately. Some of the symptoms of the overdose of Dapsone are discolouration bluish of skin, easy exitability, nausea, seized, vomitting.
More Information
Dapsone can cause the scrambled vision. Employ Dapsone with prudence. Do not lead or do not carry out other tasks probably not very sure until you know react yourselves to this drug. If your symptoms do not improve or if they worsen, contact your doctor. Dapsone should be only employed by the patient for whom one prescribed it. Do not take less or more or do not take them more often than not prescribed by your doctor.
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