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

XI.r

Death following exposure or poisoning

Publications

Jakhar JK, Dhattarwal SK, Aggarwal AD, Chikara P, Khanagwal VP

Heroin body packer's death in Haryana; India: a case report.

Journal of forensic and legal medicine 2013 Aug;20;693-6 — 2013 Aug — 693-6

Bin Abdul Rashid SN, Rahim AS, Thali MJ, Flach PM

Death by 'ice': fatal methamphetamine intoxication of a body packer case detected by postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) and validated by autopsy.

Forensic science, medicine, and pathology 2013 Mar;9;82-7 — 2013 Mar — 82-7

Takekawa K, Ohmori T, Kido A, Oya M

Methamphetamine body packer: acute poisoning death due to massive leaking of methamphetamine.

Journal of forensic sciences 2007 Sep;52;1219-22 — 2007 Sep — 1219-22

Olumbe AK, Kalebi AY

Death from body packer syndrome: case report.

East African medical journal 2004 Apr;81;218-20 — 2004 Apr — 218-20