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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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Anaphylaxis-Anaphylactoid reaction (can be fatal)

Publications

Kerget B, Aksakal A, Afşin DE, Araz O, Ucar EY, Akgün M, Sağlam L

Acute respiratory distress syndrome after the use of gadolinium contrast agent.

Respiratory medicine case reports. 2018;25:336-338

Endrikat J, Vogtlaender K, Dohanish S, Balzer T, Breuer J

Safety of Gadobutrol: Results From 42 Clinical Phase II to IV Studies and Postmarketing Surveillance After 29 Million Applications.

Investigative radiology. 2016;51(9):537-43