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List of drugs that cause lung toxicity

aldesleukin/interleukin-2 (PROLEUKIN)
amiodarone (CORDARONE, PACERONE, NEXTERONE)
aspirin (EASPRIN, ECOTRIN, EMPIRIN, GENUINE BAYER ASPIRIN, DURLAZA, VAZALORE, AGGRENOX, EXCEDRIN [MIGRAINE], LANORINAL)
atracurium (TRACRIUM)
aurothioglucose (SOLGANAL)
azathioprine (IMURAN)
bleomycin (BLENOXANE)
bromocriptine (CYCLOSET, PARLODEL)
busulfan (MYLERAN, BUSULFEX)
captopril (CAPOZIDE)
carbamazepine (TEGRETOL, CARBATROL, TEGRETOL XR, EPITOL, TERIL, EQUETRO)
carmustine (BICNU)
chlorambucil (LEUKERAN)
cocaine
cyclophosphamide (CYTOXAN, NEOSAR)
cytarabine [injectable] (CYTOSAR-U, DEPOCYT)
dantrolene (DANTRIUM)
diclofenac [oral] (VOLTAREN, CAMBIA, ZIPSOR, ZORVOLEX, CATAFLAM)
enalapril (VASOTEC, EPANED)
ethchlorvynol (PLACIDYL)
gold sodium thiomalate (MYOCHRYSINE)
hydrochlorothiazide (MICROZIDE, HYDRA-ZIDE, INZIRQO)
ibuprofen (ADVIL, MOTRIN, MIDOL LIQUID GELS, MOTRIN IB, TAB-PROFEN, CHILDREN’S ELIXSURE, IBU-TAB, IBU-TAB 200, JUNIOR STRENGH MOTRIN, CALDOLOR)
indomethacin (INDOCIN, TIVORBEX)
lidocaine (XYLOCAINE, EMLA, GLYDO, LIDODERM, ZTLIDO)
lisinopril (PRINIVIL, ZESTRIL, QBRELIS)
lomustine (CEENU)
melphalan (ALKERAN)
methadone (DOLOPHINE, METHADOSE)
methotrexate (OTREXUP, RASUVO, TREXALL, XATMEP, REDITREX, JYLAMVO)
methysergide (SANSERT)
mitomycin (MUTAMYCIN)
naloxone (NARCAN, EVZIO, KLOXXADO, ZIMHI, REXTOVY, REVIVE, RIVIVE)
naproxen (ALEVE, ANAPROX DS, NAPRELAN, EC-NAPROSYN, NAPROSYN, TREXIMET)
nitrofurantoin (FURADANTIN, MACROBID, MACRODANTIN)
pancuronium (PAVULON)
penicillamine (CUPRIMINE, DEPEN)
phenylbutazone (BUTAZOLIDIN)
phenytoin (DILANTIN, PHENYTEK)
pilocarpine (ISOPTO CARPINE, PILOPINE HS)
pindolol (VISKEN)
piroxicam (FELDENE)
procarbazine (MATULANE)
propafenone (RYTHMOL, RYTHMOL SR)
propoxyphene (DARVON, DARVON-N)
propranolol (INDERAL, INDERAL LA, HEMANGEOL, INNOPRAN XL, INDERIDE)
protamine
pyrimethamine-sulfadoxine (FANSIDAR)
ritodrine (YUTOPAR)
succinylcholine (ANECTINE)
sulfasalazine (AZULFIDINE, AZULFIDINE EN-TABS)
sulindac
terbutaline (BRETHAIRE, BRETHINE, BRICANYL)
timolol [heart] (BLOCADREN)
tocainide (TONOCARD)
tryptophan
tubocurarine (TUBARINE)
vecuronium (NORCURON)
vinblastine (VELBAN)
vindesine (ELDISINE)