Table 2. Drugs Thought Unsafe in Porphyria †

Alcuronium

*Alphaxalone

Alphadolone

Alprazolam

Aluminium

Preparations

Amidopyrine

Aminoglutethimide Aminophylline

Amiodarone

*Amitriptyline

[Amphetamines]

*Amylobarbitone

Antipyrine

*Auranofin

*Aurothiomalate

Azapropazone

Baclofen

*Barbiturates

*Bemegride

Bendrofluazide

Benoxaprofen

Benzbromarone

[Benzylthiouracil] [Bepridil]

Bromocriptine

Busulphan

*Butylscopolamine Captopril

*Carbamazepine

*Carbromal

*Carisoprodol

[Cefuroxime]

[Cephalexin]

[Cephalosporins]

[Cephradine]

[Chlorambucil]

*Chloramphenicol

*Chlordiazepoxide *Chlormezanone

Chloroform

*Chlorpropamide

Cinnarizine

Clemastine

[Clobazam]

[Clomipramine HCl]

[Clonazepam]

Clonidine HCl

*Clorazepate

Cocaine

[Colistin] Co-trimoxazole

Cyclophosphamide

Cycloserine

Cyclosporin

Danazol

*Dapsone

Dexfenfluramine

Dextropropoxyphene Diazepam

*Dichloralphenazone *Diclofenac Na

Dienoestrol

Diethylpropion

Dihydralazine

*Dihydroergotamine

Diltiazem

*Dimenhydrinate

*Diphenhydramine

[Dothiepin HCl]

Doxycycline

*Dydrogesterone

*Econazole NO3

*Enalapril

Enflurane

*Ergot compounds

Ergometrine maleate Ergotamine tartrate

*Erythromycin *Estramustine

Ethamsylate

*Ethanol

Ethionamide

*Ethosuximide

*Ethotoin

Etidocaine

Etomidate

Fenfluramine

*Flucloxacillin

*Flufenamic acid

Flunitrazepam

Flupenthixol

Flurazepam

*Frusemide

*Glibenclamide

*Glutethimide

*Glipizide

Gramicidin

*Griseofulvin

[Haloperidol]

*Halothane

*Hydantoins

*Hydralazine

*Hydrochlorothiazide *Hydroxyzine Hyoscine

*Imipramine

Iproniazid

Isometheptene mucate

[Isoniazid]

Kebuzone

Ketoconazole

*Levonorgestrel

Lignocaine

*Lisinopril

Loprazolam

Loxapine

*Lynestrenol

Lysuride

Maleate

Maprotiline HCl

Mebeverine HCl

*Mecillinam

*Medroxyprogesterone

[Mefenamic acid]

Megestrol acetate

*Mephenytoin

Mepivacaine

*Meprobamate

Mercaptopurine Mercury compounds

Mestranol

[Metapramine HCl]

Methamphetamine

Methohexitone

[Methotrexate] [6]

Methoxyflurane

Methsuximide

*Methyldopa

*Methylsulphonal

*Methyprylone

Methysergide

*Metoclopramide

Metyrapone

Mianserin HCl

Miconazole

[Mifepristone]

Minoxidil

*Nandrolone

*Nalidixic acid

Natamycin

*Nandrolone

[Nicergoline]

*Nifedipine

*Nikethamide Nitrazepam

*Nitrofurantoin

Nordazepam

Norethynodrel

*Norethisterone

[Nortriptyline]

Novobiocin

*Oral contraceptives

*Orphenadrine

Oxanamide

[Oxazepam]

Oxybutynin HCl

Oxycodone

*Oxymetazoline

*Oxyphenbutazone

Oxytetracycline

Paramethadione

Pargyline

*Pentazocine

Perhexiline

Phenacetin

Phenelzine

*Phenobarbitone

Phenoxybenzamine

*Phensuximide Phenylhydrazine

*Phenytoin

Pipebuzone

Pipemidic

Acid

Piritramide

*Piroxicam

*Pivampicillin

*Pivmecillinam

Prazepam

Prenylamine

*Prilocaine

*Primidone

[Probenecid]

*Progesterone

Progabide

Promethazine

[Propanidid]

*Pyrazinamide

Pyrrocaine

Quinalbarbitone

Rifampicin

Simvastatin

Sodium aurothiomalate

Sodium oxybate [Sodium valproate]

*Spironolactone

Stanozolol

Succinimides

*Sulfacetamide

*Sulfadiazine

*Sulfadimidine

*Sulfadoxine

*Sulfamethoxazole *Sulfasalazine

*Sulfonylureas

Sulfinpyrazone

Sulpiride

Sulthiame

Sultopride

*Tamoxifen

*Terfenadine

Tetrazepam

*Theophylline

*Thiopentone Na

Thioridazine

Tilidate

Tinidazole

*Tolazamide

*Tolbutamide

Tranylcypromine Trazodone HCl

Trimethoprim

[Trimipramine]

Troxidone

Valproate

Valpromide

Veralipride

*Verapamil

*Vibramycin

Viloxazine HCl

[Vinblastine]

[Vincristine]

Zuclopenthixol

*These drugs have been associated with acute attacks of porphyria.