Porphyria: drug safety

Evidence-based neurology checklist on porphyria: drug safety: Unsafe drugs Alcohol Barbiturates Calcium channel blockers Carbamazepine Chloroquine Clindamycin Clonazepam Clonidine Dexamethasone Dimenhydrinate Dipyrone Erythromycin Halothane Imipramine Isoniazid Ketamine Lidocaine Melperone…

Unsafe drugs

  • Alcohol
  • Barbiturates
  • Calcium channel blockers
  • Carbamazepine
  • Chloroquine
  • Clindamycin
  • Clonazepam
  • Clonidine
  • Dexamethasone
  • Dimenhydrinate
  • Dipyrone
  • Erythromycin
  • Halothane
  • Imipramine
  • Isoniazid
  • Ketamine
  • Lidocaine
  • Melperone
  • Methyldopa
  • Methylprednisolone
  • Metimazole
  • Nalidixic acid
  • Nitrofurantoin
  • Nortryptiline
  • Oestrogens
  • Pentazocine
  • Phenytoin
  • Primidone
  • Progestins
  • Rifampicin
  • Spironolactone
  • Sulphonamides
  • Topiramate
  • Tranquilizers
  • Trimethoprim
  • Valproate

Potentially safe drugs

References

  1. Albers JW, Fink JK. Porphyric neuropathy. Muscle Nerve 2004; 30: 410-422.
  2. Gerischer LM, Scheibe F, Nümann A, Köhnlein M, Stölzel U, Meisel A. Acute porphyrias - a neurological perspective. Brain Behav 2021; 11:e2389.
  3. http://www.wmic.wales.nhs.uk/home.php

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