Clofazimine Brand Name– Lamprene
What is Clofazimine
Clofazimine is an oral antimycobacterial agent indicated for dapsone-sensitive or dapsone-resistant lepromatous leprosy as part of a combination regimen as well as lepromatous leprosy complicated by erythema nodosum leprosum. Because of resistance, clofazimine is not used alone for leprosy.
Clofazimine exerts a slow bactericidal effect on Mycobacterium leprae and possesses anti-inflammatory properties in treating erythema nodosum leprosum reactions.
Cases of QT prolongation with torsade de pointes have been reported with clofazimine; ECG monitoring is recommended.
Other significant adverse reactions associated with clofazimine include skin discoloration that has been reported to result in depression and suicide and intestinal obstruction.
Indications
- erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL)
- leprosy (Hansen’s disease)
- Mycobacterium leprae
Side Effects
- abdominal pain
- acneiform rash
- anemia
- anorexia
- bone pain
- constipation
- corneal deposits
- cystitis
- depression
- diarrhea
- dizziness
- drowsiness
- dysgeusia
- edema
- elevated hepatic enzymes
- eosinophilia
- fatigue
- fever
- GI bleeding
- GI obstruction
- headache
- hepatitis
- hepatomegaly
- hyperbilirubinemia
- hyperglycemia
- hypokalemia
- ichthyosis
- jaundice
- lymphadenopathy
- nausea
- ocular irritation
- ocular pruritus
- photosensitivity
- pruritus
- QT prolongation
- rash
- retinopathy
- skin discoloration
- stool discoloration
- suicidal ideation
- thromboembolism
- torsade de pointes
- urine discoloration
- visual impairment
- vomiting
- weight loss
- xerosis
Monitoring Parameters
- ECG
- pregnancy testing
Contraindications
- apheresis
- AV block
- bradycardia
- breast-feeding
- cardiomyopathy
- celiac disease
- contraception requirements
- females
- fever
- geriatric
- heart failure
- hepatic disease
- human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
- hyperparathyroidism
- hypocalcemia
- hypokalemia
- hypomagnesemia
- hypothermia
- hypothyroidism
- infertility
- long QT syndrome
- myocardial infarction
- pheochromocytoma
- pregnancy
- pregnancy testing
- QT prolongation
- reproductive risk
- rheumatoid arthritis
- sickle cell disease
- sleep deprivation
- stroke
- systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- torsade de pointes
Clofazimine is contraindicated in any patient with known hypersensitivity to clofazimine or any of the excipients of clofazimine.
Interactions
- Aclidinium; Formoterol
- Albuterol
- Albuterol; Ipratropium
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- Alfuzosin
- Amiodarone
- Amitriptyline
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