Acute Porphyria Drugs

R03BA05 - Fluticasone

Not porphyrinogenic
NP

Rationale
Probably no significant systemic load. Several references stating non-porphyrinogenicity of glucocorticoids.
Chemical description
Corticosteroid in inhalation aerosol (50 µg/dose) used in treatment of asthma. Plasma levels under detection limit.
Personal communication
Used in porphyria ward (Sweden).
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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. 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European Porphyria Initiative No longer maintained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Porphyria South Africa No longer maintained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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