Thursday, October 13, 2016

Reducing Risks of Acute Intermittent Porphyria #1 - Medication

Unfortunately, there is no prevention of suffered from AIP as the detective gene was being passed from the parents to their next generation who are the carries of this inherited disease. However, there are people with inherited AIP seldom develop the symptoms, as they have taken some of the precautions steps which aids in reducing the risks of occurrence and attack of AIP. These steps consists of the biopsychosocial aspects, as well as the behavioral model. The most critical point is to avoid the precipitating factors. 

First and foremost, it is important to pay attention to the drugs or medication prescribed, such as illicit drugs (Stein, Badminton, Barth, Rees, & Stewart, 2013). Commonly newly prescribed medication is triggering. Thus the patients should refer for the expert or professional for advice. They also can refer to list of drugs which considered safe for them to prescribed. 

Figure 20. Example of drugs that to use for acute porphyrias

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