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
Pneumothorax
Following and as a complication of 'pocket shot' by a mate
Publications
[Cocaine use and pneumothorax].
Revue medicale suisse. 2010;6(261):1678-81
A case of self-inflicted bilateral pneumothorax.
Resuscitation. 2006;71(1):122-3
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: a benign curiosity or a significant problem?
Chest. 2005;128(5):3298-302
Spontaneous bilateral pneumothorax in drug addicts.
Chest. 1984;86(4):645-7
Pneumothorax in substance abuse.
Chest. 1988;93(3):670