The Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease Website and App

Frequency - Incidence

Incidence of respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases

Evidence level/grade

Evidence level for respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic

II.a

Pulmonary edema, noncardiogenic (NCPE)

Publications

Fowler AH, Majithia V

Ultimate mimicry: methamphetamine-induced pseudovasculitis.

The American journal of medicine 2015 Apr;128;364-6 — 2015 Apr — 364-6

Inoue H, Ikeda N, Kudo K, Ishida T, Terada M, Matoba R

Methamphetamine-related sudden death with a concentration which was of a 'toxic level'.

Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2006 May;8;150-5 — 2006 May — 150-5

Lineberry TW, Bostwick JM

Methamphetamine abuse: a perfect storm of complications.

Mayo Clinic proceedings 2006 Jan;81;77-84 — 2006 Jan — 77-84

Nestor TA, Tamamoto WI, Kam TH, Schultz T

Crystal methamphetamine-induced acute pulmonary edema: a case report.

Hawaii medical journal 1989 Nov;48;457-8, 460 — 1989 Nov — 457-8, 460

Nestor TA, Tamamoto WI, Kam TH, Schultz T

Acute pulmonary oedema caused by crystalline methamphetamine.

Lancet (London, England) 1989 Nov 25;2;1277-8 — 1989 Nov 25 — 1277-8