B663
\bˈiː sˈɪkshˈʌndɹədən sˈɪkstiθɹˈiː], \bˈiː sˈɪkshˈʌndɹədən sˈɪkstiθɹˈiː], \b_ˈiː s_ˈɪ_k_s_h_ˈʌ_n_d_ɹ_ə_d_ə_n s_ˈɪ_k_s_t_i_θ_ɹ_ˈiː]\
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A fat-soluble riminophenazine dye used for the treatment of leprosy. It has been used investigationally in combination with other antimycobacterial drugs to treat Mycobacterium avium infections in AIDS patients. Clofazimine also has a marked anti-inflammatory effect and is given to control the leprosy reaction, erythrema nodosum leprosum. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1993, p1619)
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