tablet
100 mg
50 mg
Dosage Forms
Uses
Dose and Duration
Paucibacillary leprosy (in combination with rifampicin)
Adult and child >15 years: 100 mg once daily
for 6 months
Child 10-14 years: 50 mg once daily for 6
months
Child under 10 years: 2 mg/kg once daily for 6
months
Multibacillary leprosy (in combination with rifampicin and
clofazimine)
Adult and child >15 years: 100 mg once daily
for 12 months
Child 10-14 years: 50 mg once daily for 12
months
Child under 10 years: 2 mg/kg once daily for 12
months
Primary prophylaxis of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
(alternative in cotrimoxazole hypersensitivity)
Adult and child over 12 years: 100 mg by mouth
once daily