Not absorbed. Three references stating non-porphyrinogenicity.

(To be edited, initial data ST OCT 04) Antibiotic creme used in skin infections. No data on absorbtion or metabolism. Gentamicine: South African list: use. French list: authorized. Moore MR, Hift RJ: Drugs in acute porphyria. Cell Mol Biol 43oxitetracycline :89, 1997: safe

Uneventful use reported in 2 patients with acute porphyria.