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

Publications

De Weerdt A, Snoeckx A, Germonpré P, Jorens PG

Rapid-onset adult respiratory distress syndrome after activated charcoal aspiration. A pitch-black tale of a potential to kill.

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2015 Feb 01;191;344-5 — 2015 Feb 01 — 344-5

Bairral BQ, Saito M, Morrone N

Activated charcoal bronchial aspiration.

Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia 2012 Jul-Aug;38;533-4 — 2012 Jul-Aug — 533-4