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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Lolalized airway inflammation/burgeoning/stenosis: The pill aspiration syndrome

Publications

Maceachern PR, Brazil A, Tremblay A, Stather DR, Chee AC, Chou J

Severe airway injury due to alendronate aspiration.

Canadian respiratory journal 2013 Nov-Dec;20;410-2 — 2013 Nov-Dec — 410-2

Kinsey CM, Folch E, Majid A, Channick CL

Evaluation and management of pill aspiration: case discussion and review of the literature.

Chest 2013 Jun;143;1791-1795 — 2013 Jun — 1791-1795