Get Informed: Aczone
Active Ingredient(s)
Dapsone
What does it do?
This product is used to treat leprosy and skin infections, as well as other uses.
- Last Text Update:
- 2010-Mar-04 8:21 PM
- Last Data Update:
- 2010-Mar-13 9:01 PM
Other Names
- Dapsone
- Aczone
How Safe Is It?
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- Average Risk Rating
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- Pregnancy Category:
- C
Black Box Warning
Facts & Figures
- Date Approved
- 03 Jul 1979
- Est US Patients*
- 40,220
- Generic Available
- Yes
- OTC Available
- No
User Age Distribution*
< 21
21-39
40-59
60+
Age (Years)
* Estimated number of US people currently taking Aczone or its active ingredient based on population adjusted patient numbers registered with iGuard.org.
Recent alerts for Aczone
There have been no iGuard.org alerts regarding Aczone during the past year.
Aczone Safety Report
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What is Aczone used for?
iGuard is currently tracking more than 260 patients that use Aczone (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)). Use the table below to learn why iGuard users take this product; click on any underlined condition to get information on other medications used for treatment.
| Disease / Condition | % | Average Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Dermatitis Herpetiformis | 33% | 
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| Lupus | 22% | 
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| Gluten Allergy | 11% | 
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| Pemphigoid | 11% |
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| Vasculitis | 11% |
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| Acne | 11% | 
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How well does Aczone work?
iGuard regularly polls our more than 260 users taking Aczone (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medications (TSQM) . This feedback is continuously updated in tables below for the benefit of the iGuard community. To request scores for specific patient subgroups, please contact research@iguard.org.
Average Satisfaction Score
(out of 10)
Average Effectiveness Score
(out of 10)
- 66%
- of patients are confident that the good things about Aczone outweigh the bad things.
- 11%
- of patients wish they were told more before they started taking Aczone.
Common Side Effects of Aczone
iGuard regularly polls our more than 260 users taking Aczone (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) to monitor the development and frequency of side-effects. This feedback is continuously updated in tables and graphs below for the benefit of the iGuard community.
12% of patients experience side-effects on Aczone
< 1% of patients experience signifcant side-effects on Aczone
Most Common Side Effects...
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Breathlessness
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= 10%
Global Patient Feedback for Aczone (Dapsone) ( Post a comment )
Question/Comment:
I was diagnosed with "urticarial vasculitis" several years ago by many major clinics, including Mayo. I had been on Prednisone for eight years when Mayo converted me to Dapsone. I was told that the disease "U.C." probably would not kill me but the medications might over a long period. They, the doctors, said that the meds (dapsone/prednisone etc.) would gradually destroy my body organs such as my heart, liver and bone density. Even though no one seems to know much about U.C., or even care to do the research, they put me on medications to try to control my disease. U.C. displays itself in two ways with me. They are severe itching and severe joint and muscle pain. Dapsone and the other meds only reduce the effects about 50%. As I am now beginning to feel the effects of several years (14) on the experimental meds mentioned above, I am experiencing the destruction of my vital organs as was predicted. I have listed all of my current prescriptions on iGuard.org in an attempt to understand their (prescriptions) interactions but am told there is not enough known about Dapsone. I understand that Dapsone has been used for many years for Leprosy but no one knows of its interactions with other drugs.
Does anyone know any information about either Urticarial Vaculitis or Dapsone? If so, I would love to get some feed back please.
Joe
jwiley0541@aol.com
69 year old Male – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-08-13 10:38:56
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