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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Organizing pneumonia pattern (an area or areas of consolidation on imaging)

Publications

Trungu J, Pirard L, Vandenhove T, Stanciu Pop C, Dahlqvist C, Sohy C

Secondary organizing pneumonia associated with sertraline: A case report.

Respiratory medicine case reports 2020;31;101141 — 2020 — 101141

Thornton C, Maher TM, Hansell D, Nicholson AG, Wells AU

Pulmonary fibrosis associated with psychotropic drug therapy: a case report.

Journal of medical case reports 2009 Nov 16;3;126 — 2009 Nov 16 — 126