Aldesulfone sodium

Aldesulfone sodium
Clinical data
Routes of; administration	Oral
ATC code	J04BA03 (WHO) ;
Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding	69%
Metabolism	Hepatic
Elimination half-life	3 to 8 hours
Identifiers
	IUPAC name [4-[4-(sulfinomethylamino) phenyl] sulfonylphenyl] aminomethanesulfinic acid;
CAS Number	144-75-2;
PubChem CID	8954;
DrugBank	APRD00704;
ChemSpider	8610;
UNII	57OWB0Q221;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID9023623 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C14H16N2O6S3
Molar mass	404.485 g/mol g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES [Na+].[Na+].[O-]S(=O)CNc1ccc(cc1)S(=O)(=O)c2ccc(NCS([O-])=O)cc2;
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Aldesulfone sodium (or sulfoxone) is an antibiotic used in the treatment of leprosy.

Sulfoxone sodium was introduced in Japan in 1948.^[1]

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