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

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ARDS - Acute lung injury

Publications

Findik S, Dirican A, Sengul B, Uzun O, Atici A, Erkan L

Acute pulmonary edema secondary to long-term use of oral ritodrine in a woman with a triplet pregnancy.

International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2007 Mar;96;208-11 — 2007 Mar — 208-11

Gupta RC, Foster S, Romano PM, Thomas HM

Acute pulmonary edema associated with the use of oral ritodrine for premature labor.

Chest 1989 Feb;95;479-81 — 1989 Feb — 479-81