SPL Set ID: 2763bcbb-e249-be2b-e063-6394a90a5015
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Dapsone gel, 7.5%, contains dapsone USP, a sulfone, in an aqueous gel base for topical dermatologic use. Dapsone gel, 7.5% is an off-white to yellow gel with suspended particles. Chemically, dapsone, USP has an empirical formula of C 12 H 12 N 2 O 2 S. It is a white or slightly yellow-white, crystalline powder that has a molecular weight of 248.30. Dapsone's chemical name is 4-[(4-aminobenzene) sulfonyl] aniline and its structural formula is: Each gram of dapsone gel, 7.5%, contains 75 mg of dapsone, USP, in a gel of diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, methylparaben, acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, isohexadecane, polysorbate 80, and purified water. The mechanism of action of dapsone gel in treating acne vulgaris is not known. structure