Acute Porphyria Drugs

H02AB04 - Methylprednisolone

Possibly porphyrinogenic
PSP

Rationale
Glucocorticoid. Substrate, inhibitor and activator / stimulator of CYP 3A4. Several references consider it safe.
Chemical description
Glucocorticoid for intramuscular administration or local injection. Metabolized by CYP 3A4. Glucocorticoids: South African list: use. French list: authorized. Kalman, Bonkowsky: probably safe Michael Moore's list: safe. The Merck Manual: safe. Tschudy DP, Lamon JM: Porphyrin metabolism and the Porphyrias in Bondy BK, Rosenberg LE (eds): Duncan’s Diseases of Metabolism, Philadelphia, WB Saunders. 1980,p 939. :safe. Moore MR, Hift RJ: Drugs in acute porphyria. Cell Mol Biol 43:89, 1997:safe
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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
3. International review of drugs in acute porphyria--1980.
Moore MR. Int J Biochem. 1980; 12(5-6):1089-97.
7004930
Porphyria Drug Lists
4. Michael Moore's List
No longer maintained
5. French List
Centre Français des Porphyries
6. South African List
Porphyria South Africa No longer maintained
Other sources
7. 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

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