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
Neutropenia, agranulocytosis (w/wo infection/sepsis)
Publications
Clozapine-associated pneumonia and respiratory arrest secondary to severe constipation.
Medicine, science, and the law 2014 Apr;54;105-9 — 2014 Apr — 105-9
Clozapine-induced agranulocytosis. Incidence and risk factors in the United States.
The New England journal of medicine 1993 Jul 15;329;162-7 — 1993 Jul 15 — 162-7