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. 2024 May 9;16(5):e59975. doi: 10.7759/cureus.59975

Table 5. Roussel Uclaf causality assessment scale.

Criteria Description Score Patient’s Score
Time to onset of infection 5-90 days of drug start +2  
<5 or > 90 days of drug start +1
≤15 days from drug cessation +1
Course of reaction after drug cessation Decrease ≥50% within 8 days +3  
Decrease ≥50% within 30 days +2
Not application +1
No information/Decrease ≥50% after 30 days 0
Recurrent increase -2
Risk factors Age ≥55 +1  
  Alcohol use +1
Concomitant drugs Time to onset incompatible 0  
Time to onset compatible but unknown reaction -1  
Time to onset compatible but known reaction -2  
Role proved in this case -3
None or information not available 0
Non drug related causes All causes reasonably ruled out +2  
6 causes of group 1 ruled out +1
5 or 4 causes of group 1 ruled out 0
Less than 4 causes of group 1 ruled out -2
Non drug cause highly probable -3
Previous information on drug Reaction unknown 0  
Reaction published but unlabelled +1
Reaction labelled in product characteristics +2
Response to re-administration Positive +3  
Compatible +1
Negative -2
Not available or Not interpretable 0