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
Eosinophilic pneumonia (pulmonary infiltrates and eosinophilia)
Publications
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis induced by intranasal heroin use.
The American journal of medicine 1999 Oct;107;392-5 — 1999 Oct — 392-5
[Heroin inhalation-induced asthma and eosinophilic pneumonia].
Duodecim; laaketieteellinen aikakauskirja 1993;109;56-9 — 1993 — 56-9