The patient is scheduled to begin treatment after being diagnosed with a form of leprosy. The primary care provider chooses to initiate treatment with a drug that is ordinarily used to treat tu-berculosis
The patient is most likely going to be treated with:
a. Clofazimine (Lamprene)
b. Dapsone (DDS)
c. Isoniazid (INH)
d. Rifampin (Rifadin)
ANS: D
Rifampin is used for all forms of leprosy.
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