Acute Porphyria Drugs

D07AB07 - Fluprednidene

Not porphyrinogenic
NP

Rationale
Several references stating non-porphyrinogenicity of glucocorticoids.
Chemical description
Moderately strong glucocorticoid used for skin treatment. Systemic exposure in application on large areas of the body.
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References
# Citation details PubMed ID
1. Management of acute attacks in the porphyrias.
Kalman DR, Bonkovsky HL. Clin Dermatol. 1998; 16(2):299-306.
9554242
2. Drugs in the acute porphyrias--toxicogenetic diseases.
Moore MR, Hift RJ. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 1997 Feb; 43(1):89-94.
9074793
Porphyria Drug Lists
3. South African List
Porphyria South Africa No longer maintained
Other sources
4. Porphyrin metabolism and the Porphyrias [Book Chapter]
Tschudy DP, Lamon JM Bondy BK, Rosenberg LE (eds): Duncan's Diseases of Metabolism, Philadelphia, WB Saunders. 1980.
Tradenames

Corticoderm Decoderm
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