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. 2018 Jun 18;4:49. doi: 10.1186/s40981-018-0187-9

Table 1.

Recommendations for anesthesia-related drugs in patients with porphyria. This table was created independently by the authors based on data from references [1012]

Drug category Safe Probably safe Not yet classified Probably unsafe Unsafe
Anesthetic

Propofol

Midazolam

Desflurane Sevoflurane Thiopental
Analgesic Morphine

Fentanyl

Remifentanil

Pentazocine

Diclofenac

Ketamine

Local anesthetic Bupivacaine Lidocaine
Muscle relaxant

Rocuronium

Suxamethonium

Vecuronium
Vasopressor Adrenaline

Phenylephrine

Dopamine

Ephedrine
Vasodilator Diltiazem Nifedipine
Other Insulin Neostigmine Sugammadex

Phenytoin

Phenobarbital