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
I - Interstitial/parenchymal lung disease
Pneumonitis (interstitial lung disease/ILD)
Pneumonitis (ILD), acute and/or severe (may cause ARDS)
Eosinophilic pneumonia (pulmonary infiltrates and eosinophilia)
Organizing pneumonia pattern (an area or areas of consolidation on imaging)
Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia
Lung nodule or nodules
XLI - Pulmonary edema - Acute lung injury - ARDS
XLII - Pulmonary/alveolar./airway hemorrhage/bleeding
XLIII - Airway involvement
XLVI - Pulmonary vasculopathy
XLVII - Mediastinal involvement
XLIX - Systemic/Distant conditions, syndromes and reactions
L - Miscellaneous
LI - Cardiovascular involvement / toxicity
LIII - Hemoglobinopathies - Abnormal hemoglobin states (acquired)
LV - Imaging
LVII - Cytological, biochemical features of/in BAL, pleural fluid or FNA
LVIII - Pathology
Path: Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia pattern
Path: Lymphoid hyperplasia (including nodular- or a lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia pattern)
Path: Pulmonary vasculitis other than capillaritis
Path: Granulomatous pulmonary vasculitis
Path: Pulmonary capillaritis