Dapsone

Side effects and indications

Whenever possible, frequency information about the side effects was extracted from the labels. Aggregated frequency information for the drug and, if available, placebo is shown. To the right, you can click on shaded boxes to be taken to mentions of the side effect on the label. (In some cases, the side effect cannot be highlighted due to conversion problems.) Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.

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Side effect Data for drug Placebo Labels
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Application site reaction 18% 20% x x x
Localized exfoliation def 1% - 15% 1% - 15% x x x
Erythema def 1% - 13% 1% - 14% x x x
Nasopharyngitis def 5% 6% x x x
Headache def 4% 4% x x x x x
Cough def 2% 2% x x x
Pharyngitis def 2% 2% x x x
Sinusitis def 2% 1% x x x
Body temperature increased def 1% 1% x x x x x
Influenza def 1% 1% x x x
Pruritus def 1% 1% x x x
Abdominal pain def x x x x x
Agranulocytosis def x
Albuminuria def x x
Haemolytic anaemia def x
Anoxia def x x
Dermatitis exfoliative def x
Eosinophilia def x x
Toxic epidermal necrolysis def x
Erythema multiforme def x
Erythema nodosum def x
Haemolysis def x x
Infectious mononucleosis def x x
Infertility def x x
Infertility male def x x
Renal papillary necrosis def x x
Nausea def x x
Necrosis def x x
Nephrotic syndrome def x x
Optic nerve disorder def x x
Pain def x x x x x
Pancreatitis def x x x x x
Neuropathy peripheral def x x
Proteinuria def x x
Psychotic disorder def x x x
Pulmonary eosinophilia def x x
Suicide def x x x
Suicide attempt def x x x
Swelling def x x x
Tachycardia def x x
Tinnitus def x x
Urticaria def x
Vertigo def x x
Vomiting def x x x x x
Swelling face x x x
Necrolysis epidermal x
Muscular weakness def x x x
Haemoglobin decreased def x x
Hypoalbuminaemia def x x
Vision blurred def x x
Lupus erythematosus def x x
Withdrawn x x
Neuropathy def x x x
Reticulocyte count increased x x
Clonic movements x x x
Insomnia def x x
Tonic clonic movements x x x
Sensitisation def x x x
Phototoxicity def x x x x x
Weakness def x x x
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency def x x
Indication Labels
Acne def x x x
Acne vulgaris def x x x
Anaemia def x x
Dermatitis def x x
Dermatitis herpetiformis def x x
Leprosy def x x

Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia or Medpedia

ATC Codes: D10AX05, J04BA02

Legend

Color scheme: standard – alternative

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not found on label    

Labels

Labels were obtained from different sources and potentially contain different sets of side effects. If you click on the label name, a HTML version of the label will be shown with proteins, chemicals and side efffects highlighted using Reflect.

  1. DAPSONE : 34 side effects (FDA XML label)
  2. DAPSONE : 35 side effects (FDA XML label)
  3. dapsone : 25 side effects (FDA XML label)
  4. DAPSONE / ACZONE : 25 side effects (Drugs@FDA)
  5. dapsone : 36 side effects (FDA XML label)