Acedapsone

"Acedapsone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Acetylated sulfone that is slowly metabolized to give long-term, low blood levels of DAPSONE. It has antimicrobial and antimalarial action, but is mainly used as a depot leprostatic agent.

Descriptor ID

D000072

MeSH Number(s)

D02.886.590.263.050

Concept/Terms

Acedapsone

Rodilone

Hansolar

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Acedapsone".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Sulfur Compounds [D02.886]
Sulfones [D02.886.590]
Dapsone [D02.886.590.263]
Acedapsone [D02.886.590.263.050]

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