sulfoxone sodium

sulfoxone sodium
An antileprotic.

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sulf·ox·one sodium or chiefly Brit sulph·ox·one sodium .səl-'fäk-.sōn- n a crystalline salt C14H14N2Na2O6S3 used in the treatment of leprosy

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sul·fox·one so·di·um (səl-fokґsōn) an antibacterial derivative of dapsone having actions similar to those of the parent compound; used primarily as a leprostatic in the treatment of lepromatous and tuberculoid leprosy, administered orally.

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  • sulfoxone sodium — ˌsəlˈfäkˌsōn noun Etymology: sulfoxone alteration (influenced by ox ) of sulfone : a crystalline salt SO2(C6H4NHCH2SO2Na)2 made by the condensation of diaminodiphenyl sulfone and sodium formaldehydesulfoxylate and used in the treatment of leprosy …   Useful english dictionary

  • Aldesulfone sodium — drugbox IUPAC name = [4 [4 (sulfinomethylamino) phenyl] sulfonylphenyl] aminomethanesulfinic acid CAS number = 144 75 2 ATC prefix = J04 ATC suffix = BA03 ATC supplemental = PubChem = 5351 DrugBank = APRD00704 C = 14 | H = 16 | N = 2 | O = 6 | S …   Wikipedia

  • dapsone — An antibiotic used in the treatment of leprosy and certain cutaneous diseases such as dermatitis herpetiformis, is active against the tubercle bacillus, is used in the treatment of bovine coccidiosis and streptococcal …   Medical dictionary

  • sullage — sul·lage səl ij n SEWAGE Each boldface word in the list below is a chiefly British variant of the word to its right in small capitals. sulpha SULFA sulphacetamide SULFACETAMIDE sulphacetimide SULFACETAMIDE sulphadiazine SULFADIAZINE… …   Medical dictionary

  • Diasone — Di·a·sone (diґə sōn) trademark for a preparation of sulfoxone sodium …   Medical dictionary

  • Diasone — ˈdīəˌsōn trademark used for sulfoxone sodium …   Useful english dictionary

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