Acute Porphyria Drugs

H02AB07 - Prednisone

Possibly porphyrinogenic
PSP

Rationale
Glucocorticoid. Inducer of CYP 3A4. Several references stating non-porphyrinogenicity.
Chemical description
Used in systemic glucocorticoid treatment.
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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No longer maintained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Porphyria South Africa No longer maintained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.
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