From: A case of irreversible bradycardia after rituximab therapy for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Question | Yes | No | Do not know | Score |
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Are there previous conclusive reports on this reaction? | + 1 | 0 | 0 | + 1 |
Did the adverse event appear after the suspected drug was administered? | + 2 | − 1 | 0 | + 2 |
Did the adverse event improve when the drug was discontinued or a specific antagonist was administered? | + 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Did the adverse event reappear when the drug was readministered? | + 2 | −1 | 0 | 0 |
Are there alternative causes that could on their own have caused the reaction? | −1 | + 2 | 0 | 0 |
Did the reaction reappear when a placebo was given? | −1 | + 1 | 0 | 0 |
Was the drug detected in blood or other fluids in concentrations known to be toxic? | + 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Was the reaction more severe when the dose was increased or less severe when the dose was decreased? | + 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Did the patient have a similar reaction to the same or similar drugs in any previous exposure? | + 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Was the adverse event confirmed by any objective evidence? | + 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total score | Â | Â | Â | 3 |