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.
BT - Leprosy in India C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7453139?dopt=Abstract CN - Infolep Library - available DA - 1980 Apr IS - 2 J2 - Lepr India LA - eng N2 -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.
PY - 1980 SP - 249 EP - 51 T2 - Leprosy in India TI - Assessment of self administration of dapsone in urine by out-patients attending field clinics. VL - 52 SN - 0024-1024 ER -