J01CA12 - Piperacillin |
Not porphyrinogenic |
NP |
Rationale
Not metabolized.Two references state non- porphyrinogenicity.
Chemical description
Broadspectrum penicillin used parenterally (4 g x 3) in septicemia where Pseudomonas infection is verified or suspected. Excreted in bile and by the kidneys in unchanged form. No data pointing to CYP interaction. EPI-list: safe. South African list: use.
IPNet drug reports
Uneventful use reported in 2 patients with acute porphyria.
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References
Tradenames
Piperacillina · Piperital · Pipertex 
Extempore J01CA12 Piperacillin · Piperacillin 
Piperacillin · Pipril 
Isipen · Pipril 
Piperacilline 
Piperacilina 
Piperacillin