Adult Dosing

Acne vulgaris

• Apply bid to the acne affected area
• Reassess therapy if no improvement in 12 wks

Pediatric Dosing

• Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients <12 yrs of age have not been established

Acne vulgaris

>12 yrs

• Apply bid to the acne affected area
• Reassess therapy if no improvement in 12 wks

• Treatment of acne vulgaris

• Hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients of the product

• N/A

Renal Dose Adjustment

• Renal impairment: Dose adjustments not defined

Hepatic Dose Adjustment

• Hepatic impairment: Dose adjustments not defined

See Supplemental Patient Information

• Patient with G6PD deficiency; using this therapy has reported laboratory changes of mild hemolysis. Discontinue the therapy if signs and symptoms suggestive of hemolytic anemia occurs
• Avoid using therapy in patients who are taking oral dapsone or antimalarial medications as it may increase the potential for hemolytic reactions
• Dapsone gel in combination with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole may increase the liability of hemolysis in patients with G6PD deficiency

Caution: Use cautiously in

• G6PD deficiency patient

Supplemental Patient Information

• Dapsone gel is for external topical use only
• Protect dapsone gel from freezing

Pregnancy Category:C

Breastfeeding: Dapsone can be used during breastfeeding; hemolytic anemia might occur, especially in newborn infants and those with G-6-PD deficiency. Use of dapsone in the treatment of leprosy is advantageous as it kills the organisms in breastmilk. Monitor the infant for signs of hemolysis, especially in newborn or premature breastfed infants. This information is based upon LactMed database (available at http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT Last accessed 12 April 2011). According to manufacturer's data a decision should be made whether to discontinue nursing or to discontinue this drug taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother.

• DERM: Dryness, oily skin, peeling, erythema
• LOCAL: Application site reaction
• EENT: Sinusitis
• CNS: Suicide attempt, tonic clonic movements, headache
• GI: Abdominal pain, severe vomiting, pancreatitis
• RESP: Severe pharyngitis, URTI, cough
• MISC: Fever, influenza

• Antimycobacterial; precise mechanism of action unknown; inhibits the synthesis of dihydrofolic acid through competition with para-amino-benzoate for the active site of dihydropteroate synthetase
• Minimal systemic absorption
• Metabolized by liver; CYP450: CYP344, CYP2C9
• Excreted in urine (20% unchanged)
• Half-life: 28 hrs

US Trade Name(s)

• Aczone

US Availability

Aczone

• GEL: 5%

Canadian Trade Name(s)

• N/A

Canadian Availability

• N/A

UK Trade Name(s)

• N/A

UK Availability

• N/A

Australian Trade Name(s)

• N/A

Australian Availability

• N/A

Dermatologic

Dermatologic Topical Agents

Anti-Acne Agents

Pricing data from www.DrugStore.com in U.S.A.

• Aczone 5 % GEL [Tube] (ALLERGAN DERMATOLOGICS)
  60 % = $350
  180 % = $1003.95
• Aczone 5 % GEL [Tube] (ALLERGAN DERMATOLOGICS)
  30 % = $189.98
  90 % = $552.95

Warning: This pricing information is subject to change at the sole discretion of DS Pharmacy. For the most current and up-to-date pricing information, please visit drugstore.com.