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She was given infusions of hematin daily for two weeks and, slowly, began to recover.

Attacks of porphyria are usually treated with an artificial heme known as hematin.

If a patient gets one of these attacks despite this effort, a medication called hematin can be given to bring a rapid resolution of pain.

Before hematin was approved, porphyria attacks were treated with high doses of intravenous glucose, which works by temporarily shutting down porphyrin production.