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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Cardiomyopathy (acute, subacute, chronic)

Publications

Iqbal MB, Fisher NG, Lyne JC, McDonagh TA

Thiazolinediones and heart failure: the potential to precipitate irreversible cardiac dysfunction.

International journal of cardiology 2008 Jan 11;123;e35-7 — 2008 Jan 11 — e35-7

Slørdal L, Spigset O

Heart failure induced by non-cardiac drugs.

Drug safety 2006;29;567-86 — 2006 — 567-86