Everything You Know About Dapsone

Dapsone's an antibiotic. Yes, men, that means you're going to need a prescription for it! It got its start in the 1940s for leprosy. It comes in a couple of forms, men, like oral tablets and topical gel. Awesome! You knew this was coming. The form you take depends on why you need it. Your dose changes with your condition too, as well as how long you need this med for! Obviously, though, you'll need to see your doc a lot for lab tests and monitoring.

Men, you'll use the gel form as a prescription acne treatment. Sometimes you'll get a topical cream for acne too! That said, you've got other antibiotics for acne to choose from. This isn't the only use for dapsone, though. Many, many men need it as a leprosy treatment. Hold your horses! You'll need other meds with the oral tablets to stop antibiotic resistance. And men? You know you've got to understand how this med works before taking it!

How It Works

Dapsone is a strong, strong sulfone antibiotic. It's so strong, men! It's going to stop bacteria from growing. Win. It'll happen by blocking DHF acid synthesis. That's a vitamin B9 derivative. How does this happen? By creating competition with PABA, obviously!

Men, this one's an anti-inflammatory too. It's going to stop MPO from working in your body. That's a peroxidase enzyme. So many men, so many of you are going to see no more hypochlorous acid building in your body. So, men, you'll have less tissue damage from inflammation! They even say that this med works on inflammation from things like Alzheimer's and strokes. They all say it. They do!