Acedapsone
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Acedapsone is a noun meaning (pharmacology) An antimicrobial drug that is used to treat leprosy.
Meaning
(pharmacology) An antimicrobial drug that is used to treat leprosy.
Example Sentences
In the 1960s and 1970s chemoprophylaxis with dapsone and acedapsone was investigated.
The more intense effect arises, of course, from the relatively facile non-enzymatic hydrolysis of these compounds as opposed to the enzyme-dependent hydrolysis of acedapsone.
We report here the successful use of a new repository sulphone, acedapsone, in a field trial in Micronesia, both for the treatment of active leprosy cases and for the prevention of leprosy in an exposed, highly susceptible population.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dapsone, acediasulfone, antileprotic, amidapsone, daptomycin, loxapine.
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