Abstract
Impaired driving is a major cause of motor vehicle accidents, injury, and fatality. Several classes of medication have been found to affect a driver’s cognition, judgment, and reaction time and may put patients at increased risk for accidents and injury. This article will explore medications with side effects posing a potential threat to drivers, including anxiolytics, sedative hypnotics, antihistamines, and antidepressants, as well as describe potential strategies for mitigating or minimizing such risks.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 17-20 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Health Policy
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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Potentially Driver-Impairing Medications : Risks and Strategies for Injury Prevention. / Ivers, Timothy; White, Nicole D.
In: American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, Vol. 10, No. 1, 01.01.2016, p. 17-20.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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