Sulfoxone Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sulfoxone.
  2. Ozawa H, Maruyama Y . [A 50-year history of new drugs in Japan: the developments of antileprosy drugs and their epidemiological aspects] . Yakushigaku Zasshi . 37 . 1 . 76–83 . 2002 . 12412600 .
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