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
Anaphylaxis-Anaphylactoid reaction (can be fatal)
Publications
An avoidable cause of thymoglobulin anaphylaxis.
Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2017;13;13 — 2017 — 13
Successful desensitization of a patient with aplastic anemia to antithymocyte globulin.
Allergy & rhinology (Providence, R.I.) 2015 Jan;6;64-7 — 2015 Jan — 64-7
Pharmacovigilance Analysis of Serious Adverse Events Reported for Biologic Response Modifiers Used as Prophylaxis against Transplant Rejection: a Real-World Postmarketing Experience from the US FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS).
International journal of organ transplantation medicine 2013;4;62-71 — 2013 — 62-71
Unexpected death: anaphylactic intraoperative death due to Thymoglobulin carbohydrate excipient.
Forensic science international 2013 May 10;228;e28-32 — 2013 May 10 — e28-32