Skin infections and leprosy are both treated with dapsone.

Ask your doctor or chemist for more details if you’re interested in using this medication for any other conditions.

Dapsone is available as an oral tablet. Dapsone is typically used once day or three times per week. Ask your doctor or chemist to explain any instructions on your prescription label that you are unsure about following. Provide dapsone exactly as prescribed. Never take it in larger or less amounts or more frequently than directed by your doctor.

Before taking dapsone,

• Inform your doctor and chemist if you have any drug allergies, including those to dapsone, sulfa medications, phenylhydrazine, naphthalene, niridazole, nitrofurantoin, or primaquine.
• Inform your doctor and chemist about any prescription drugs you’re taking, including vitamins and aminobenzoate potassium (Potaba), aminobenzoic acid, clofazimine (Lamprene), didanosine (Videx), probenecid (Benemid), pyrimethamine (Daraprim), rifampin (Rifadin), and trimethoprim (Bactrim, Cotrim, and Septra).
• Inform your doctor if you currently have or ever had liver illness or anaemia.
• Inform your doctor if you are expecting, intend to get pregnant, or are nursing a baby. Call your doctor if you become pregnant while taking dapsone.
• Have a plan to limit your time spent in the sun and to use sunscreen, sunglasses, and protective clothes. Your skin may become more sun-sensitive if you take dapsone.

An unpleasant stomach could result from dapsone. Drink milk or eat while taking dapsone.

If you miss a dosage, take it as soon as you recall. If the next dose is soon due, skip the missed one and carry on with your regular dosing plan. To make up for a missing dose, do not take a second one.

Dapsone might have negative effects. If any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away, let your doctor know right once:

• Uneasy stomach
• Vomiting

Call your doctor right away if you have any of the following symptoms:

• Unwell throat
• Fever
• Rash
• Eyes or skin that have a yellow tint
• Uncommon bruising

You or your doctor can submit a report to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting programme online or by phone if you have a serious side event (1-800-332-1088).

Keep this medication tightly closed in the original container and out of the reach of children. Keep it away from excessive heat and moisture at room temperature (not in the bathroom).

Unused prescriptions must be disposed of carefully to prevent pets, kids, and other people from ingesting them. You should not, however, dispose of this medication in the toilet. Instead, utilising a medicine take-back programme is the easiest approach to get rid of your medication. To find out about take-back programmes in your area, speak with your chemist or the garbage/recycling agency in your city. If you do not have access to a take-back programme, see the FDA’s Safe Disposal of Medications website at http://goo.gl/c4Rm4p for additional information.

Although many containers (such as weekly pill minders and those for eye drops, creams, patches, and inhalers) are not child-resistant and are simple for young children to open, it is crucial to keep all medications out of sight and out of reach of children. Always lock safety caps and promptly stash medication up and away from young children where it is out of their sight and reach to prevent poisoning. http://www.upandaway.org

Call the poison control hotline at 1-800-222-1222 in the event of an overdose. Moreover, information can be found online at https://www.poisonhelp.org/help. Call 911 right once if the person has collapsed, experienced a seizure, is having difficulty breathing, or cannot be roused.

Keep all of your appointments with your physician and the lab. To monitor how you are responding to dapsone, your doctor will request a few lab tests.

No one else should take your medication. Any queries you may have regarding prescription refills should be directed to your chemist.

You should keep a written record of every medication you take, including any over-the-counter (OTC) items, prescription drugs, and dietary supplements like vitamins and minerals. This list should be brought with you whenever you see a doctor or are admitted to the hospital. You should always have this information with you in case of emergencies.