Table 4.

World Health Organization recommended multidrug treatment child^a regimen for new cases of leprosy³⁸,³⁹

1A	SLPB (single skin lesion paucibacillary)
	A single dose of:
	Rifampin	300 mg
	Ofloxacin	200 mg
	Minocycline	50 mg
1B	PB (multiple skin lesions paucibacillary)b
	Rifampin	450 mg once per month, on day 1
	Dapsone	50 mg daily
	Duration of regimen = 6 months
2	MB (multibacillary leprosy)c
	Rifampin	450 mg once per month, on day 1
	Dapsone:	50 mg daily
	Clofazimine	150 mg once per month, on day 1
	Clofazimine	50 mg every other day
	Duration of regimen = 12 months

Note:

^a10–14 years of age.

^bAdjust dose for child less than 10 years on basis of body weight: rifampin 10 mg/kg monthly and dapsone 2 mg/kg daily.

^cAdjust dose for child less than 10 years on basis of body weight: rifampin 10 mg/kg monthly, clofazimine 1 mg/kg semi-daily and 6 mg/kg monthly, and dapsone 2 mg/kg daily. The standard child blister pack may be broken up so that the appropriate dose is given to children under 10 years of age.