: an antimicrobial agent C12H12N2O2S used especially to treat leprosy and a chronic form of dermatitis
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Anti-Inflammatory Antibiotics Certain antibiotics like dapsone have anti-inflammatory properties that can help reduce chronic hives.
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Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
The condition is treated using a multi-drug regimen that consists of different combinations of antibiotics, including the drugs dapsone, rifampin, and clofazimine.
—Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 4 Aug. 2023
Instead, your dermatologist might prescribe a topical dapsone for hormonal acne at night.
—Madeleine Burry, Health, 30 June 2023
Talk to your dermatologist about topical dapsone cream or oral spironolactone.
—Noma Nazish, Forbes, 31 Mar. 2023
For non-hormonal acne flare-ups, topical treatments include antibiotics (such as dapsone or clindamycin), retinoids (such as tretinoin, tazarotene and adapalene), and newer combination products such as a benzoyl-peroxide-clindamycin preparation and a benzoyl-peroxide-tretinoin blend.
—Stacey Colino, Washington Post, 21 June 2022
Oftentimes dapsone is used alongside other acne treatments.
—Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 27 Dec. 2021
If dapsone doesn't help much, then patients might also use a topical hydrocortisone or lidocaine cream for relief, Dr. Burkhart says.
—Jessica Migala, Health.com, 7 June 2021
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Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
The condition is treated using a multi-drug regimen that consists of different combinations of antibiotics, including the drugs dapsone, rifampin, and clofazimine.
—Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 4 Aug. 2023
Instead, your dermatologist might prescribe a topical dapsone for hormonal acne at night.
—Madeleine Burry, Health, 30 June 2023
Talk to your dermatologist about topical dapsone cream or oral spironolactone.
—Noma Nazish, Forbes, 31 Mar. 2023
For non-hormonal acne flare-ups, topical treatments include antibiotics (such as dapsone or clindamycin), retinoids (such as tretinoin, tazarotene and adapalene), and newer combination products such as a benzoyl-peroxide-clindamycin preparation and a benzoyl-peroxide-tretinoin blend.
—Stacey Colino, Washington Post, 21 June 2022
Oftentimes dapsone is used alongside other acne treatments.
—Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 27 Dec. 2021
If dapsone doesn't help much, then patients might also use a topical hydrocortisone or lidocaine cream for relief, Dr. Burkhart says.
—Jessica Migala, Health.com, 7 June 2021
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“Dapsone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dapsone. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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: an antimicrobial agent C12H12N2O2S taken orally to treat leprosy and dermatitis herpetiformis and topically to treat acne vulgaris
Note: Dapsone is marketed under the trademark Aczone.
called also diaminodiphenyl sulfone
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