Table 5.

Side effects associated with the drugs

	Thalidomide	Dapsone	Colchicine	Pentoxifylline
Assignments	8	9	10	5
Period of administration (mean)	3 to 6 months (4.8 months)	1 to 6 months (4.2 months)	2 to 6 months (4.8 months)	1 to 6 months (3.0 months)
Severe side effects	0	3 (33.3%)	0	0
Moderate side effects	0	3 (33.3%)	0	1 (83.3%)
Mild side effects	1 (12.5%)	0	3 (30%)	0
No side effects	7 (87.5%)	3 (33.3%)	7 (70%)	4 (16.7%)