metabolic disorders

Question 1

acute porphyrias

Answer 1

certain drugs can induce acute porphyrias crises:
- carbamazepine
- phenytoin
- topiramate
- valproate
- risperidone
- nitrofurantoin
- metronidazole
- erythromycin
- clindamycin
- chloramphenicol
- rifampicin
- trimethoprim
- amiodarone
- verapamil
- diltiazem
- spironolactone
- methyldopa
- indapamide

IV haem arginate used to treat mod-severe acute prophyrias crises