Prescription medication use as a risk factor for motor vehicle collisions: a responsibility study.

Mark AsbridgeKathleen MacnabbHerbert ChanShannon ErdelyiMaria WilsonJeffrey R Brubacher

Published in: Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention (2020)

There is a moderate increase in the risk of a responsible collision among drivers with detectable levels of benzodiazepines in blood. Physicians and pharmacists should consider collision risk when prescribing or dispensing benzodiazepines. Public education about benzodiazepine use and driving and change to traffic policy and enforcement measures are warranted.

Keyphrases

healthcare
primary care
mental health
public health
air pollution
adverse drug
high intensity
quality improvement