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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Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease

Publications

Urisman A, Leard LE, Nathan M, Elicker BM, Hoopes C, Kukreja J, Jones KD

Rapidly progressive pulmonary venoocclusive disease in young women taking oral contraceptives.

The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2012 Sep;31;1031-6 — 2012 Sep — 1031-6

Townend JN, Roberts DH, Jones EL, Davies MK

Fatal pulmonary venoocclusive disease after use of oral contraceptives.

American heart journal 1992 Dec;124;1643-4 — 1992 Dec — 1643-4