Dapsone And Aids

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Dapsone (Avlosulfon)

What About Drug Resistance? Whenever you take medication, be sure to take all of the prescribed doses. Many people stop if they feel better. This is not a good idea. If the drug doesn't kill all of the germs, they might change (mutate) so that they can survive even when you are taking medications. When this happens, the drug will stop working. This is called "developing resistance" to the drug. For example, if you are taking dapsone to fight PCP...

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Expiratioin of Dapsone

Greetings again doc. Thanks for all your help in the past questions I've had. Ok, so I had to go off of my HAART, Truvada and Lexiva because of stomach issues, but that has been resolved thankfully. CD4's are in the 100's and VL of...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,1. I would advise not taking expired medications.2. As you have no history of allergy to Bactrim, I would advise you fill the prescription and take it as directed. The overall risk of drug allergy to Bactrim remains small.3. I agree you need... Read more »

Dapsone contents

Is sulfurnomide an ingredient in Dapsone? ...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Though Dapsone and the sulfonamides both work by inhibiting the same enzyme, sulfonamides are an entirely different chemical than Dapsone. There is no sulfonamide in Dapsone.BY... Read more »

dapsone, does it work?

Dr. Dave,Does this drug, Dapsone, work? If so what exactly is it supposed to do and does it do this?Martin...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Dear Martin-Dapsone is an antibiotic that is used mostly as an alternative to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (Septra or Bactrim) to prevent or treat Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP).People with allergies to sulfa containing medications such as... Read more »

dapsone

hi, i and thank you for for your attention., i im taking dapson but i would like to know about the side efects on this drug i ll appreciate this and thank you again...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Dapsone is used in the setting of HIV infecition particlarly for prevention of Pneumocystis pneumonia in persons intolerant to standard sulfa-trimethoprim. A small percent of persons taking dapson develop serious side effects that can include skin... Read more »

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I AM AT WITS END WITH PCP PREVENTION

Posted by southerncharm, 1 Reply

I have used Bactrim only to discover that I'm allergic to sulfabiotics; finding out the hard way was not fun. I switched to Dapsone and within a week I had hives again, at that point I decided to switch doctors because I was also dealing with a... Read more »

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