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
Constrictive pericarditis - Pericardial thickening
Publications
Ergotamine-induced pleural and pericardial effusion successfully treated with colchicine.
Acta clinica Belgica 2013 Mar-Apr;68;113-5 — 2013 Mar-Apr — 113-5
Pleural and pericardial fibrosis after ergotamine therapy.
Respiratory medicine 1994 Jan;88;67-9 — 1994 Jan — 67-9
Pleural and pericardial fibrosis after ergotamine therapy.
Respiratory medicine 1994 Jul;88;480 — 1994 Jul — 480
Fibrotic processes associated with long-term ergotamine therapy.
The New England journal of medicine 1984 Aug 30;311;601-2 — 1984 Aug 30 — 601-2