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
Disordered breathing pattern incl. Cheyne-Stokes respiration
Publications
Characterization of breathing patterns during patient-controlled opioid analgesia.
British journal of anaesthesia 2013 Dec;111;971-8 — 2013 Dec — 971-8
Central sleep apnea induced by acute ingestion of opioids.
Chest 2008 Jun;133;1484-1488 — 2008 Jun — 1484-1488
Sleep-disordered breathing associated with long-term opioid therapy.
Chest 2003 Feb;123;632-9 — 2003 Feb — 632-9