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
Eosinophilic pneumonia (pulmonary infiltrates and eosinophilia)
Publications
Piperacillin-associated pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia: a case report.
Canadian respiratory journal 2010 Mar-Apr;17;e24-6 — 2010 Mar-Apr — e24-6
Loeffler's syndrome following penicillin therapy.
Annals of internal medicine 1953 Jan;38;113-20 — 1953 Jan — 113-20