SPL Set ID: bc035edf-50d0-47ba-9b60-fe394ab3c32f

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 to slightly yellow 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, in a gel of carbomer homopolymer type C, NF; diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, NF; methylparaben, NF; sodium hydroxide, NF; and purified water, USP. structuralformula