The article provides the modern view on drugs and toxic substances, which can cause pulmonary arterial hypertension leading to right ventricular heart failure and premature death. Based on recent data, definite association with pulmonary arterial hypertension is identified for aminorex, fenfluramine, dexfenfluramine, benfluorex, methamphetamines, dasatinib, toxic rapeseed oil, and possible association is discovered for cocaine, phenylpropanolamine, L-tryptophan, St. John’s wort, amphetamines, interferon-html5-dom-document-internal-entity2-945-end and interferon-html5-dom-document-internal-entity2-946-end, alkylating agents, bosutinib, direct-acting antiviral agents against hepatitis C virus, leflunomide and indirubin. The authors of the article discuss characteristics of the drugs and toxins, which can be associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension, and describe the history of their use. Possible mechanisms underlying the development of drug-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension are reported. The article outlines the results of studies, which revealed association between drugs/toxins and this pathological condition. Special attention should be paid to identification of drugs that can cause changes in pulmonary vessels of susceptible individuals.
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