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
Reactive airway dysfunction syndrome (RADS)
Publications
Lung Function before and after a Large Chlorine Gas Release in Graniteville, South Carolina.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2016 Mar;13;356-63 — 2016 Mar — 356-63
Chlorine gas release associated with employee language barrier--Arkansas, 2011.
MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2012 Dec 07;61;981-5 — 2012 Dec 07 — 981-5