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What is Dapsone (DDS)?

Dapsone is an antibiotic used for the treatment or prevention of pneumonia. It is thought to work by decreasing levels of 4-Aminobenzoic acid, an essential nutrient for bacteria. It also may be used for treatment of skin infections, malaria, or certain types of arthritis. Read more...Click to read more below

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
3 100%

Dosages

  1 mg daily 5 g daily 10 mg daily 50 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Dapsone (DDS) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
4 40% Doctor's advice: 40%
Course of treatment ended
3 30% Course of treatment ended: 30%
Expense
1 10% Expense: 10%
Personal research
1 10% Personal research: 10%
Did not seem to work
1 10% Did not seem to work: 10%
Side effects too severe
1 10% Side effects too severe: 10%
Not indicated
1 10% Not indicated: 10%

See all 10 patients who’ve stopped taking Dapsone (DDS)

Currently Taking Dapsone (DDS)

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Dapsone (DDS)

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
3 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
1 33%

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Report created on March 21, 2010.