Sulfoxone or aldesulfone sodium is an anti-leprosy drug.[1] It is also known as diasone. Sulfoxone sodium was introduced in Japan in 1948.[2] Ernest Muir introduced it to Western use while serving as superintendent of the Chacachacare Leprosarium on Trinidad in the Caribbean.[3]
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Routes of administration | Oral |
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Protein binding | 69% |
Metabolism | Hepatic |
Elimination half-life | 3 to 8 hours |
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Formula | C14H16N2Na2O6S3 |
Molar mass | 450.45 g·mol−1 |
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References
edit- ^ "Sulfoxone".
- ^ Ozawa H, Maruyama Y (2002). "[A 50-year history of new drugs in Japan: the developments of antileprosy drugs and their epidemiological aspects]". Yakushigaku Zasshi. 37 (1): 76–83. PMID 12412600.
- ^ Browne, Stanley George (1974), "Ernest Muir, C.M.G., C.I.E., M.D. (Edin.), F.R.C.S., LL.D. 1880–1974" (PDF), International Journal of Leprosy, vol. 42, no. 4, Bauru: International Leprosy Association, pp. 457–458, PMID 4617724.