Acute Porphyria Drugs

A02BA04 - Nizatidine

Probably not porphyrinogenic
PNP

Rationale
Less than 7% of an oral dose is metabolised (DrugBank). Alkylamines are mechanism-based inhibitors of CYPs 1A2, 2A6, 2C9, 2D6.
Chemical description
Aminoalkyl thiazol H2-receptor antagonist used in gastric acid hypersecretion. A smaller part is metabolized giving rise to sulfoxide (6%), N-oxide (5%) and desmethylnizatidine (7%). About 60% excreted in urine in unchanged form.
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References
# Citation details PubMed ID
Drug reference publications
1. DrugBank Nizatidine.
Access Date: 2026-March-31
Porphyria Drug Lists
2. French List
Centre Français des Porphyries
3. South African List
Porphyria South Africa No longer maintained
Tradenames

Axid · Nizatidine · Zinga Axid Axid Axid · Nizatidine · Zinga Nizatidina Nizatidine
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