Definition: Substances that suppress Mycobacterium leprae, ameliorate the clinical manifestations of leprosy, and/or reduce the incidence and severity of leprous reactions.
-static or -cidal; consider also MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE /drug eff & LEPROSY /drug ther
Other names Antileprotic Agents; Agents, Leprostatic; Agents, Antileprotic; Leprostatics