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Leprosy Therapy

Study data from Medical College Hospital, Medical College provide new insights into leprosy therapy

Published in Pharma Law Weekly, December 2nd, 2008

New investigation results, 'Relapses in multibacillary leprosy patients after multidrug therapy,' are detailed in a study published in Leprosy Review. In this recent report, researchers in Mangalore, India conducted a study "To determine the magnitude of relapses in multibacillary leprosy patients after multi-drug therapy and to determine the factors influencing the relapse. A retrospective study pertaining to multibacillary leprosy patients treated with MBMDT as per WHO guidelines was carried out."

"The study included 300 MB patients who had successfully completed treatment during 1986-2002, of whom 163 patients were available for follow-up. Patients were...

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