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Active Ingredient Dapsone

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What is Dapsone?

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)

What is the usage for Dapsone?

This medication is used to treat acne. It helps decrease the number and severity of acne pimples and helps pimples that do develop to heal more quickly. Dapsone is an antibiotic. It is not known how dapsone works to treat acne.

How many products in the NDC database contain Dapsone?

The NDC database has 53 products with the active ingredient Dapsone. The following table lists all the products that have this active ingredient.

NDC Products with Dapsone

NDC Proprietary Name Non-Proprietary Name Dosage Form Route Name Company Name Status
0023-3670Proprietary Name: Aczone DapsoneGelTopicalAllergan, Inc.ACTIVE
0378-4830Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneGelTopicalMylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.ACTIVE
0713-0886Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneGelTopicalCosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc.ACTIVE
13668-605Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneGelTopicalTorrent Pharmaceuticals LimitedACTIVE
14474-026Proprietary Name: DapsonePowderSai Life Sciences LimitedACTIVE
14474-038Proprietary Name: DapsonePowderSai Life Sciences LimitedACTIVE
16110-367Proprietary Name: Aczone DapsoneGelTopicalAlmirall, LlcACTIVE
16110-526Proprietary Name: Aczone DapsoneGelTopicalAlmirall, LlcACTIVE
16714-956Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneGelTopicalNorthstar Rx LlcACTIVE
16714-975Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneGelTopicalNorthstar Rx LlcACTIVE
21922-018Proprietary Name: Dapsone Dapsone Gel, 5%GelTopicalEncube Ethicals Private LimitedACTIVE
29033-036Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneTabletOralNostrum Laboratories, Inc.ACTIVE
29033-037Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneTabletOralNostrum Laboratories, Inc.ACTIVE
42291-008Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneTabletOralAvkareACTIVE
43353-222Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneTabletOralAphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LlcACTIVE
43353-223Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneTabletOralAphena Pharma Solutions - Tennessee, LlcACTIVE
45562-1120Proprietary Name: DapsonePowderLundbeck Pharmaceuticals Italy S.p.a.ACTIVE
46438-0645Proprietary Name: DapsonePowderDipharma Francis SrlACTIVE
46438-0649Proprietary Name: Dapsone MicronizedPowderDipharma Francis SrlACTIVE
49452-2439Proprietary Name: DapsonePowderSpectrum Laboratory Products, Inc.ACTIVE
49938-101Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneTabletOralJacobus Pharmaceutical Company, Inc.ACTIVE
49938-102Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneTabletOralJacobus Pharmaceutical Company, Inc.ACTIVE
50218-008Proprietary Name: DapsonePowderMedilux Laboratories Private LimitedACTIVE
51552-1042Proprietary Name: DapsonePowderFagron IncACTIVE
51672-1387Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneGelTopicalTaro Pharmaceuticals U.s.a., Inc.ACTIVE
51672-1388Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneGelTopicalTaro Pharmaceuticals U.s.a., Inc.ACTIVE
51672-4197Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneTabletOralTaro Pharmaceuticals U.s.a., Inc.ACTIVE
51672-4198Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneTabletOralTaro Pharmaceuticals U.s.a., Inc.ACTIVE
51862-123Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneGelTopicalMayne PharmaACTIVE
51927-0083Proprietary Name: DapsonePowderProfessional Compounding Centers Of America Dba PccaACTIVE
51927-0084Proprietary Name: DapsonePowderProfessional Compounding Centers Of America Dba PccaACTIVE
51927-0085Proprietary Name: DapsonePowderProfessional Compounding Centers Of America Dba PccaACTIVE
52817-831Proprietary Name: Dapsone Dapsone Gel, 5%GelTopicalTrupharma, LlcACTIVE
53596-014Proprietary Name: DapsonePowderAtul LtdACTIVE
58159-033Proprietary Name: DapsonePowderNuray Chemicals Private LimitedACTIVE
60429-495Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneTabletOralGolden State Medical Supply, Inc.ACTIVE
60429-496Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneTabletOralGolden State Medical Supply, Inc.ACTIVE
60758-670Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneGelTopicalPacific Pharma, Inc.ACTIVE
62332-663Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneGelTopicalAlembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.ACTIVE
62991-3187Proprietary Name: DapsonePowderLetco Medical, LlcACTIVE
64980-566Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneTabletOralRising Pharma Holdings, Inc.ACTIVE
64980-567Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneTabletOralRising Pharma Holdings, Inc.ACTIVE
65162-339Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneGelTopicalAmneal Pharmaceuticals LlcACTIVE
68308-342Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneGelTopicalMayne Pharma Commercial LlcACTIVE
69238-1627Proprietary Name: Dapsone DasponeGelTopicalAmneal Pharmaceuticals Ny LlcACTIVE
69367-378Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneTabletOralWestminster Pharmaceuticals, LlcACTIVE
69367-379Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneTabletOralWestminster Pharmaceuticals, LlcACTIVE
70954-135Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneTabletOralAni Pharmaceuticals, Inc.ACTIVE
70954-136Proprietary Name: Dapsone DapsoneTabletOralAni Pharmaceuticals, Inc.ACTIVE
71052-100Proprietary Name: DapsonePowderDarmerica, LlcACTIVE
72375-0006Proprietary Name: DapsonePowderSms Lifesciences India LimitedACTIVE
73377-249Proprietary Name: DapsonePowderAx Pharmaceutical CorpACTIVE
76072-1018Proprietary Name: DapsonePowderZcl Chemicals LtdACTIVE
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