ILLEGAL drugs are well-known to
impair driver’s reactions but what is
less widely understood is that legal
medications can also impair drivers,
according to the Australian Drug
Foundation (ADF).
National president of the
Pharmacy Guild of Australia George
Tambassis said that legal drugs
most frequently implicated in
inhibiting a person’s reactions on
the road include benzodiazepines,
antihistamines and antidepressants.
Medication is most likely to affect
driving skills and cause an accident
during the first two weeks a person
is on the course of medication, the
ADF said.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 21 Jan 16 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 21 Jan 16
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