The syndrome of Bronchiolotis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia (BOOP) may be associated with many causes including drugs.
Drugs implicated in cases of BOOP:
(1) amiodarone
(2) acebutalol
(3) sulindac
(4) cocaine
(5) gemcitabine
(6) interferon beta
(7) risedronate
(8) loxoprofen
(9) doxorubicin
Antibiotics associated with BOOP:
(1) cephalosporins
(2) minocycline
(3) nutrofurantoin
Drugs given for autoimmune disorders (which can cause BOOP):
(1) gold salts
(2) sulphasalazine
(3) bucillamine
A drug can be implicated if:
(1) the onset of BOOP occurred after the drug was started
(2) exclusion of other causes of BOOP
(3) improvement after drug discontinued
