Dapsonedrug info
dapsone 0.05 MG/MG Topical Gel
What it is used for
Dapsone Gel, 5%, is indicated for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris. Dapsone Gel is indicated for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 9, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Dapsone Gel, 5%, contains dapsone, a sulfone, in an aqueous gel base for topical dermatologic use. Dapsone gel, 5% is a gritty translucent material with visible drug substance particles. Chemically, dapsone has an empirical formula of C 12 H 12 N 2 O 2 S. It is a white, odorless crystalline powder that has a molecular weight of 248. Dapsone's chemical name is 4,4'-diaminodiphenylsulfone and its structural formula is: Each gram of dapsone gel, 5%, contains 50 mg of dapsone, USP, in a gel of carbomer homopolymer type C, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, methylparaben, sodium hydroxide and purified water. Image
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective July 9, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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