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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

Tomar GS, Tiwari AK, Chawla S, Mukherjee A, Ganguly S

Anaphylaxis related to fentanyl citrate.

Journal of emergencies, trauma, and shock. 2012;5(3):257-61

Cummings KC 3rd, Arnaut K

Case report: fentanyl-associated intraoperative anaphylaxis with pulmonary edema.

Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie. 2007;54(4):301-6