Pharmacological aspects of the chemotherapy of leprosy

Abstract

Pharmacological and bacteriological aspects of the treatment of lepromatous leprosy with dapsone, rifampicin, clofazimine, acedapsone, long acting sulphonamides, thiacetazone, thiambutosine and other diphenyl thioureas are considered, and the problem of preventing lepromatous patients ultimately relapsing with drug resistant strains of Myco. leprae is discussed.