Treatment of Leprosy For Paucibacillary Leprosy - *. D aily - D - TopicsExpress



          

Treatment of Leprosy For Paucibacillary Leprosy - *. D aily - D apsone 100 mg *. Monthly - R ifampicin 600 mg *. Duration: 6 months For Multibacillary Leprosy - *. D aily - D apsone 100 mg + C lofazamine 50 mg *. Monthly - R ifampicin 600 mg + C lofazamine 300 mg *. Duration: 2 yrs Remember this with the formula D / R for paucibacillary and DC / RC for multibacillary Explanation: The denominator is the monthly drug to be taken. In case of multibacillary leprosy, note that the dose of Clofazamine, be it monthly ordaily, is half the dose of other drug taken along with it ( 100 / 2 = 50, 600 / 2 = 300 ). Duration of treatment is 1/2 yrs and 2 yrs for Pauci & Multibacillary leprosy respectively.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 03:30:00 +0000

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