Acute Porphyria Drugs

R03AK06 - Salmeterol and Fluticasone

Probably not porphyrinogenic
PNP

Rationale
Salmeterol: Substrate for CYP 3A4. Probably insignificant metabolic load. Fluticasone: Probably insignificant systemic exposure. Several references stating non-porphyrinogenic metabolism of glucocorticoids.
Chemical description
Salmeterol: Adrenergic administered in asthma in inhalation aerosol, 50 µg/dose. Gives rise only to very low plasma concentrations. Metabolised in the liver (CYP3A4) producing several metabolites. Fluticasone: Antiasthmatic antiinflammatory glucocorticoide, administered as inhalation powder (50-250 µg/dose). Systemic exposure about 16% of the taken dose. Rapidly metabolised by CYP3A4 (within 3-4 hours).
IPNet drug reports
Uneventful use reported in 7 patients with acute porphyria.
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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
Porphyria Drug Lists
2. French List
Centre Français des Porphyries
3. EPI List
European Porphyria Initiative No longer maintained
4. South African List
Porphyria South Africa No longer maintained
Other sources
5. 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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