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What drugs are combined for in multidrug therapy for leprosy?
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Multidrug therapy for leprosy combines dapsone, rifampin (Rifadin; also known as rifampicin), and clofazimine (Lamprene), all of which are powerful antibacterial drugs.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe most widely used drug for leprosy is dapsone (DDS).
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What are patients with PB leprosy treated with?
Patients with MB leprosy are usually treated with all three drugs, while patients with PB leprosy are only given rifampin and dapsone.
What does multidrug resistant organism mean?
It means that multiple drugs that are commonly used to treat it no longer work. So it means the "bug" is a "superbug" and harder to treat.
What therapy relies on drugs and medical procedures to improve psychological functioning?
Psychopharmacology is a therapy that relies on drugs to improve psychological functioning by targeting brain chemistry. Electroconvulsive therapy is a medical procedure that uses electrical currents to treat severe depression or other mental health conditions.
What risk is there is taking drugs to treat leprosy?
Leprosy patients should be aware that treatment itself can cause a potentially serious immune system response called a lepra reaction.
What therapy is used to treat cancer with drugs?
radiotherapy
What is Cimo Therapy?
I think you mean chemotherapy... its the treatment of cancer by drugs, chemo-chemicals/drugs therapy-treatment look it up on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemotherapy
Does a psychiatric treatment center do anything besides prescribe drugs?
Many psychiatric treatment centers also offer some sort of therapy. Usually, they do a combination of drugs and therapy.
What has the author Alvin K Swonger written?
Alvin K. Swonger has written: 'Drug therapy and the elderly' -- subject(s): Drug therapy, Geriatric pharmacology, In old age 'Drugs and therapy' -- subject(s): Neuropharmacology, Psychotropic drugs
What is medical therapy?
Medical Therapy or medication therapy is the art and science of improving one's health outcome and in the process decreasing expense on drugs and treatment.
What is a metal used for some cancer therapy drugs?
Platinum
Which method of administering drugs is the most rapid-acting?
Intravenous Therapy
What interactions may occur with immunologic therapy drugs?
Anyone who has immunologic therapy should let the physician know all other medicines being taken. Some combinations of drugs may interact, that can increase or decrease the effects of one or both drugs or can.
