Psychoactive drugs and driving

Any drug or substance with effects on the central nervous system can impair the ability to drive safely When prescribing, consider the effects of each drug on driving as well as the use of other substances. Advise the patient of the risks Opioids, benzodiazepines, anticonvulsants, antipsychotics and...

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Autor principal: Parekh, Vanita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: NPS MedicineWise 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6954869/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31937987
http://dx.doi.org/10.18773/austprescr.2019.070
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description Any drug or substance with effects on the central nervous system can impair the ability to drive safely When prescribing, consider the effects of each drug on driving as well as the use of other substances. Advise the patient of the risks Opioids, benzodiazepines, anticonvulsants, antipsychotics and sedating antidepressants increase the risk of crashing. Erratic use of sedatives causes a higher level of impairment than stable regimens Patients who have complex medical conditions and take multiple drugs should undergo a fitness-to-drive assessment
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spelling pubmed-69548692020-01-14 Psychoactive drugs and driving Parekh, Vanita Aust Prescr Article Any drug or substance with effects on the central nervous system can impair the ability to drive safely When prescribing, consider the effects of each drug on driving as well as the use of other substances. Advise the patient of the risks Opioids, benzodiazepines, anticonvulsants, antipsychotics and sedating antidepressants increase the risk of crashing. Erratic use of sedatives causes a higher level of impairment than stable regimens Patients who have complex medical conditions and take multiple drugs should undergo a fitness-to-drive assessment NPS MedicineWise 2019-12-02 2019-12 /pmc/articles/PMC6954869/ /pubmed/31937987 http://dx.doi.org/10.18773/austprescr.2019.070 Text en (c) NPS MedicineWise 2019 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 License.
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