As per WHO recommendation, duration of treatment of multibacillary leprosy is: September 2009
Ans. D: 12 months Paucibacillary leprosy should be treated for 6 months with dapsone 100 mg/day unsupervised plus rifampin 600 mg/ month supervised. Multibacillary leprosy should be treated for 12 months with dapsone 100 mg/day unsupervised, clofazimine 50 mg/day unsupervised, and rifampin 600 mg plus clofazimine 300 mg/month supervised.
3 months
6 months
9 months
12 months