prescription meds

Impairment from legally prescribed, non-opioid medications: benzodiazepines and other sedative-hypnotics, sedating (first-generation) antihistamines, muscle relaxants, anticonvulsants, antidepressants, and antipsychotics that produce drowsiness or psychomotor slowing while driving. Covers licit prescribed/OTC drugs EXCEPT opioids (claimed by opioids); distinct from illicit_drugs (illegal substances), alcohol, cannabis, and polydrug (medications combined with other substances).

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203 paper(s) · ranked by relevance to this topic

  1. Medications and Impaired Driving · 2014 · Hetland, Amanda et al. · indexed
  2. Psychoactive Medication and Traffic Safety · 2009 · Verster, Joris C. et al. · indexed
  3. Use of Potentially Impairing Medications in Relation to Driving, United States, 2021 · 2022 · AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety · archived
  4. Antidepressants and Driver Impairment · 2003 · Ramaekers, Johannes G. · indexed
  5. State of Knowledge of Drug-Impaired Driving · 2003 · Jones, R. K. (Ralph K.) et al. · archived
  6. Drugs and driving · 2006 · Gull, David G et al. · indexed
  7. Evaluating Drugged Driving: Effects of Pain and Anxiety Medications · 2017 · Gaffney, Gary R. et al. · archived
  8. Do Drowsy Driver Drugs Differ? · 2015 · Brown, Timothy et al. · indexed
  9. Driving Under the Influence, Public Policy, and Pharmacy Practice · 2014 · Sigona, Nicholas et al. · indexed
  10. The effects of psychoactive prescription drugs on driving. · 2017 · Beirness, DJ · indexed
  11. Countermeasures Against Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drug-Impaired Driving · 2018 · AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety · archived
  12. The Effects of Psychotropic Drugs upon Driving-Related Skills · 1976 · Clayton, A B · indexed
  13. Hypnotics and actual driving performance · 1986 · O'Hanlon, J.F. et al. · indexed
  14. Drugs and Driving: A Research Review · 1977 · Joscelyn, Kent B. et al. · archived
  15. Multiple Medications and Vehicle Crashes: Analysis of Databases · 2008 · LeRoy, Aida A. et al. · archived
  16. Drugs and Human Performance Fact Sheets [2014] · 2014 · Couper, Fiona J. et al. · archived
  17. Drug Effects on Driving Performance · 2000 · de Waard, Dick et al. · indexed
  18. Drugs and Human Performance Fact Sheets [2004] · 2004 · Couper, Fiona J. et al. · archived
  19. Drowsy Driving Among Older Adults: A Literature Review · 2010 · Zanier, Nicole et al. · archived
  20. Prevalence of Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Drivers: AAA LongROAD Study · 2018 · AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety et al. · archived
  21. Older Adults’ Knowledge About Medications That Can Impact Driving · 2009 · AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety · archived
  22. Drugs and Human Performance Fact Sheets: 2024 · 2024 · Couper, Fiona J. et al. · archived
  23. DIAZEPAM AND DRIVING ABILITY · 1981 · Landauer, Ali A. · indexed
  24. Drugs, driving and traffic safety in sleep apnea · 2009 · Howard, Mark E. et al. · indexed
  25. Drugs and Driving: Information Needs and Research Requirements · 1979 · Joscelyn, Kent B. et al. · archived
  26. Depression, antidepressants and driving safety · 2017 · Hill, Linda et al. · archived
  27. Medication Use in Older Adult Drivers: AAA LongROAD Study · 2018 · AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety et al. · archived
  28. Drugs and Driving: A Selected Bibliography: Supplement One · 1978 · Joscelyn, Kent B. et al. · archived
  29. Effects of Alcohol and Other Drugs on Driver Performance · 2004 · Ogden, Edward et al. · indexed
  30. Report of an International Symposium on Drugs and Driving · 1975 · Joscelyn, Kent B. et al. · archived
  31. Drug Use and Highway Safety: A Review of the Literature · 1971 · Nichols, James L. · archived
  32. Objective Measurements of the Effects of Drugs on Driver Behavior · 1962 · Miller, James G. · indexed
  33. Medical Conditions and Driving: A Review of the Literature (1960-2000) · 2005 · Dobbs, Bonnie M. et al. · archived
  34. Driving ability after conscious sedation: a systematic review · 2025 · MELINI, Matteo et al. · indexed
  35. Psychoactive substance use and the risk of motor vehicle accidents · 2003 · Movig, Kris L. L. et al. · indexed
  36. Effects of two antihistamine drugs on actual driving performance. · 1984 · Betts, Tim et al. · indexed
  37. Drugs and Highway Safety 1980 · 1980 · Joscelyn, Kent B. et al. · archived
  38. Updated Literature Review of the Effects of Medical Conditions on Driving · 2023 · Mastromatto, Tia et al. · archived
  39. Driver Fitness Medical Guidelines · 2009 · NHTSA · archived
  40. Repeated dose effects of lormetazepam and flurazepam upon driving performance · 1990 · Brookhuis, Karel et al. · indexed
  41. Driving Performance of Drug-Impaired Bus Drivers in Work Zone Areas · 2011 · Deits, Chris et al. · indexed
  42. Lapses of attention as outcome measure of the on-the-road driving test · 2013 · Verster, Joris C et al. · indexed
  43. I107. OPIOIDS AND DRIVING · 2017 · Searle, Rob · indexed
  44. Effects of Drugs and Alcohol on Driver Performance · 1972 · Case, H. W. et al. · archived
  45. Effects of milnacipran on driving vigilance · 2004 · Richet, F. et al. · indexed
  46. The Effects of Medical Conditions on Driving [Traffic Tech] · 2023 · Watson, Christine E · archived
  47. Drugs, driving, and models to measure driving impairment · 2009 · Owens, Katherine et al. · indexed
  48. Prescription of Antiepileptics and the Risk of Road Traffic Crash · 2013 · Orriols, Ludivine et al. · archived
  49. Drug Use among Drivers · 1975 · Glauz, William D. et al. · archived
  50. The Incidence and Role of Drugs in Fatally Injured Drivers · 1992 · Terhune, K. W. et al. · archived
  51. The Incidence and Role of Drugs in Fatally Injured Drivers · 2008 · Terhune, Kenneth W. et al. · archived
  52. Driving Behaviour in Depression: Findings from a Driving Simulator Study · 2019 · Tsoutsi, Vagioula et al. · indexed
  53. Sleepiness, Driving, and Motor Vehicle Crashes · 1998 · Lyznicki, James M. · indexed
  54. The Effects of Medical Conditions on Driving Performance · 2017 · Staplin, Loren et al. · archived
  55. Drugs and Driving · 2004 · WALSH, J. MICHAEL et al. · indexed
  56. Drugs and Driving: A Selected Bibliography: Supplement 2 · 1980 · Veldkamp, Mary B. et al. · archived
  57. Drugged drivers in Norway with benzodiazepine detections · 2002 · Skurtveit, Svetlana et al. · indexed
  58. Effects of Opioids on Driving Ability · 2000 · Galski, Thomas et al. · indexed
  59. Sleep disorders, medical conditions, and road accident risk · 2010 · Smolensky, Michael H. et al. · indexed
  60. Sleepiness and Driving · 2019 · McNicholas, Walter T. · indexed
  61. Driving impairment due to sleepiness is exacerbated by low alcohol intake · 2003 · Horne, James A. et al. · indexed
  62. Sleep Tendency as a Measure of Recovery after Drugs Used for Ambulatory Surgery · 2002 · Lichtor, J. Lance et al. · indexed
  63. Diazepam impairs temporal dynamics of visual attention. · 2007 · Boucart, Muriel et al. · indexed
  64. An effect of triazolam on visual attention and information processing · 1995 · Johnson, Douglas N. et al. · indexed
  65. Standardising DVLA Driving Guidance at Discharge for Psychiatric Inpatients · 2026 · Galatis, Evangelos et al. · indexed
  66. Clozapine Increases EEG Photic Driving in Clinical Responders · 1995 · Jin, Y. et al. · indexed