Specialities: Cardiology - Cardiovascular medicine · Endocrinology · Family medicine · General Practice · Pulmonary medicine
Anorectic agents, appetite suppressants. Amphetamide-derived medications can effectuate pulmonary hypertension. See in particular under aminorex, benfluorex, fenfluramine, dexfenfluramine, nordexfenfluramine. See also under valvular heart disease XIIb
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
