MRCEM Notes

Drugs causing lung fibrosis

Causes
  • amiodarone
  • cytotoxic agents: busulphan, bleomycin
  • anti-rheumatoid drugs: methotrexate, sulfasalazine, gold
  • nitrofurantoin
  • ergot-derived dopamine receptor agonists (bromocriptine, cabergoline, pergolide)
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