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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ARDS - Acute lung injury

Cases occured with veramapil overdose or other calcium channel blocker poisoning

Publications

Martin C, Gonzalez H, Ruiz S, Ribes D, Franchitto N, Minville V

Acute respiratory distress syndrome following verapamil overdose treated with intravenous lipid emulsion: a rare life-threatening complication.

Annales francaises d'anesthesie et de reanimation 2014 Jun;33;e101-2 — 2014 Jun — e101-2

Izdes S, Altintas ND, Soykut C

Acute respiratory distress syndrome after verapamil intoxication: case report and literature review.

Acta clinica Belgica 2014 Apr;69;116-9 — 2014 Apr — 116-9

Magdalan J, Anto?czyk A, Kowalski K, Przew?ocki M, Kochman K, Wasylko-Smolarek M

[Severe pulmonary complications of massive intoxication with calcium channel blockers and isosorbide mononitrate--a case report].

Przeglad lekarski 2004;61;405-7 — 2004 — 405-7