A 35-year-old man from rural Maharashtra presents with multiple hypopigmented macules with loss of sensation over the extensor surfaces of both forearms. Slit-skin smear shows acid-fast bacilli (AFB) 4+. He is HIV-negative. What is the drug of choice for initiating multidrug therapy in this patient?

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