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Medications
That May Impair Driving
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Medical
conditions and their associated functional losses may lead to a decline
in ‘driving health’ and an increase in crash risk. The appropriate use
of medications to control medical conditions and symptoms may preserve
or restore functional ability. But certain medications when taken as prescribed
also may impair a person’s ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.
Researchers have identified such “potentially driver impairing” (PDI)
medications by therapeutic class, by active ingredient, and by their brand/trade
names.
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A
look-up table containing this information may be accessed by clicking
the button below. The point of entry into this table is an alphabetical
list of medical conditions. Associated with each medical condition are
classes of drugs used to treat the condition. Within each class, the medictions
most frequently dispensed in 2006 are identified. For each drug, the active
ingredient is listed first, followed by the most common brand names currently
on the market.
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This
table of PDI medications is intended strictly as an information resource
for consumers and professionals. In the latter case, it is not intended
to contradict accepted rules of professional conduct, nor to establish
requirements, legal or otherwise, about the application of this information
in clinical practice.
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The
information in the PDI Drug Reference Table was developed through a NHTSA-sponsored
literature review concerning Polypharmacy
and Older Drivers that can be accessed at the link provided
above, and through continuing analyses of administrative claims databases
including ICD9-CM injury codes (E-codes) that establish associations between
injuries in traffic crashes and the drugs prescribed at the time of the
crash for the drivers of the involved vehicles.
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