01049nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001200055653001100067653001200078653001600090653002300106653002400129100001900153700001600172245009900188300001100287490000700298050003200305520046800337022001400805       1980                            d  c1980 Apr10aDapsone10aHumans10aleprosy10aOutpatients10aPatient Compliance10aSelf Administration1 aBalakrishnan S1 aChristian M00aAssessment of self administration of dapsone in urine by out-patients attending field clinics.  a249-510 v52  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Self administration of dapsone by 217 out-patients attending the field clinics in the Tindivanam Zone in Tamil Nadu was assessed by measurement of Dapsone/Creatinine ratios in urine. All the patients screened were on DDS 100 mg. daily, most of them for 6 days and the rest for 3 or 4 days in a week. The estimated irregularity of dapsone intake ranged from 15%--25% in the three different areas in this zone. The implications of the findings are discussed.</p>  a0024-1024