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Dapsone is the standard treatment.
Quinn and Kelly report on a detailed analysis of the origins and costs of GMS prescribing. Almost one quarter of the total drug expenditure was for items prescribed by hospital doctors. The authors conclude that under present arrangements a substantial proportion of GMS prescribing costs are outside the GPs control. The drug costs for patients in a long stay institution were surprisingly low at 67.6 per day. This expenditure is lower than for a similar age group in the community.