| Written by Dr.Md.Redwanul Huq (Masum) |
| Wednesday, 23 January 2013 19:28 |
Multidrug therapy regimens in treatment of leprosy (Modified WHO – recommended):
| Leprosy type | Monthly supervised drug treatment | Daily self administered drug treatment | Duration of treatment |
| Paucibacillary – single lesion leprosy | Ofloxacin 400 mg Rifampicin 600 mg Minocycline 100 mg |
Single dose | |
| Pauci -bacillary (2-5 skin lesions) leprosy | Rifampicin – 600 mg | Dapsone – 100 mg | 6 months |
| Multi – bacillary | Rifampicin – 600 mg Clofazimine – 300 mg | Clofazimine – 50 mg Dapsone – 100 mg | 12 months |
