TABLE 1

Statements achieving consensus (≥75% of respondents choosing strongly agree)

StatementResponses: strongly agree
DI-ILD should be considered when patients present with respiratory symptoms while receiving treatment with a drug known to be associated with DI-ILD30 (91%)
DI-ILD should be suspected if there are radiological and physiological abnormalities emerging in a patient taking a drug known to cause DI-ILD28 (85%)
DI-ILD should be strongly suspected if there is a temporal relationship between commencing a drug known to cause DI-ILD and symptom onset28 (85%)
When a patient presents with new respiratory symptoms while using a medication known to cause DI-ILD, and should initial investigations and treatment not resolve the clinical scenario, investigations should include pulmonary function tests (spirometry and transfer factor)28 (85%)
When a patient presents with new respiratory symptoms while using a medication known to cause DI-ILD, and should initial investigations and treatment not resolve the clinical scenario, investigations should include chest radiography and HRCT scan28 (85%)

DI-ILD: drug-induced interstitial lung disease; HRCT: high-resolution computed tomography.