Examples of drugs and biologics that can cause interstitial lung disease
Examples of drugs and biologics that can cause interstitial lung disease
Antibiotics
Ethambutol
Minocycline
Nitrofurantoin, acute and chronic
Anti-inflammatory agents
Abatacept
Azathioprine*
Cyclophosphamide*
Gold
Interleukin-1 blockers (anakinra)
Leflunomide
Methotrexate*
Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents
Penicillamine
Rituximab (anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody)
Sulfasalazine
Thalidomide*
Tocilizumab
Tumor-necrosis factor-alpha blockers
Anti-arrhythmic agents
Amiodarone
Tocainide
Antineoplastic agents
Alkylating agents
Busulfan
Chlorambucil
Cyclophosphamide*
Melphalan
Procarbazine
Antibiotics
Bleomycin sulfate
Mitomycin C
Antimetabolites
Azathioprine*
Cytosine arabinoside
Methotrexate*
Nitrosoureas
BCNU (carmustine)
CCNU (lomustine)
Methyl-CCNU (semustine)
Other
Alpha interferon
Docetaxel
Etoposide (VP-16)
Gefitinib
Nilutamide
Paclitaxel
Temsirolimus
Thalidomide*
Drug-induced systemic lupus erythematosus
Hydantoins
Hydralazine
Isoniazid
Penicillamine
Procainamide
Illicit drugs
Cocaine
Heroin
Methadone
Propoxyphene
Talc
Miscellaneous
Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG)
Bromocriptine
Drugs inducing pulmonary infiltrates and eosinophilia
L-tryptophan
Oxygen
Radiation
Statins
* Drugs that are used as both antineoplastic and anti-inflammatory agents.
Adapted from: Camus P. Interstitial lung disease from drugs, biologics, and radiation. In: Interstitial Lung Disease, 5th ed, Schwarz MI, King TE Jr (Eds), People's Medical Publishing House, Shelton, 2011.