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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

IV.d

Cough (lone)

Publications

Boonyapisit W, Tresukosol D

Comparison of the incidence of imidapril and enalapril induced cough.

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet. 2010;93 Suppl 1:S48-53

Kubota K, Kubota N, Pearce GL, Inman WH

ACE-inhibitor-induced cough, an adverse drug reaction unrecognised for several years: studies in prescription-event monitoring.

European journal of clinical pharmacology. 1996;49(6):431-7

Semple PF, Herd GW

Cough and wheeze caused by inhibitors of angiotensin-converting enzyme.

The New England journal of medicine. 1986;314(1):61

Gibson GR

Enalapril-induced cough.

Archives of internal medicine. 1989;149(12):2701-3

Rodríguez Cuartero A

[Intractable cough from enalapril].

Anales de medicina interna (Madrid, Spain : 1984). 1991;8(12):628