Acute Porphyria Drugs

Monograph

N07BC01 - Buprenorphine
Not porphyrinogenic
NP

Rationale
Opioid, substrate of CYP 3A4. Clinical experience (Sweden) of non-porphyrinogenicity. Four references consider it safe.
Chemical description
Partial opioid agonist/antagonist used in treatment of opioid dependence, metabolized by CYP 3A4 and glucuronidation. Inhibitor of CYP 3A4 and 2D6. Australian list: safe EPI-list: safe South African list: use French list: use
IPNet drug reports
Uneventful use reported in 1 patient with acute porphyria.
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References
Tradenames

Buprenorfine · Buvidal · Sixmo Buprenorphine · Buvidal · Sixmo · Subutex Buvidal · Sixmo Buprenorfin · Buvidal · Sixmo Buprenorphin · Buvidal · Subutex Buprenorphine · Espranor · Gabup · Natzon · Prefibin · Sixmo · Subutex Buprenorphin · Buprenorphine · Buvidal · Sixmo · Subutex Buprenorphine · Buvidal · Espranor · Sixmo · Subutex Buprenorphine · Buvidal · Sixmo Buvidal · Subutex Buprenorphine · Buvidal · Sixmo · Subutex Buvidal · Sixmo · Subutex Buprenorfina · Buprenorphine · Busette · Buvidal · Sixmo · Subutex · Transtec Buprenorphine · Buvidal · Sixmo · Subutex Buprenorphine · Buvidal · Sixmo Buprefex · Buprenorfin · Buprenorphine · Buprobol · Buvidal Addnok · Buprenorfin · Buvidal · Subutex Buvidal · Sixmo
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