What Is Dapsone?

Possible Medication Interactions

Patients may encounter medication interactions with dapsone. Thus, they may want to make a list of their current prescriptions. It appears that including over-the-counter medicines and supplements on this list is important too. The patient's doctor should help them avoid possible medication interactions with this list. Some patients may want their pharmacist to review this list as well.

Dapsone may interact with folic acid antagonists. It appears to interact with primaquine and nitrofurantoin too. Taking this medication with saquinavir may change how the body removes it. Thus, patients may find that dapsone is less effective. The oral tablets of this medication seem to make the oral vaccine for typhoid less effective too. Individuals may want to inform their doctor before going to get any vaccine due to this.