Ett sulfonpreparat med verkan mot ett stort antal bakterier, men som framförallt används för sin effekt mot Mycobacterium leprae. Verkningsmekanismen påminner om den hos sulfonamiderna, med hämning av folsyrasyntesen i de organismer medlet är riktat mot. Preparatet används även i kombination med pyrimetamin vid behandling av malaria.
A sulfone active against a wide range of bacteria but mainly employed for its actions against MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE. Its mechanism of action is probably similar to that of the SULFONAMIDES which involves inhibition of folic acid synthesis in susceptible organisms. It is also used with PYRIMETHAMINE in the treatment of malaria. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p157-8)
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DADPS — Sulfonyldianiline — Diaminodiphenylsulfone — Diaphenylsulfone — 4,4'-Diaminophenyl Sulfone — 4,4' Diaminophenyl Sulfone — Sulfone, 4,4'-Diaminophenyl — Sulfona — Dapson-Fatol — Disulone — Avlosulfone — Dapsoderm-X