The Risk of Motor Vehicle Accidents Involving Drivers With Prescriptions for Codeine or Tramadol | Zendy

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The Risk of Motor Vehicle Accidents Involving Drivers With Prescriptions for Codeine or Tramadol

Author(s) -

Bachs LC,

Engeland A,

Mørland JG,

Skurtveit S

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

clinical pharmacology and therapeutics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941

H-Index - 188

eISSN - 1532-6535

pISSN - 0009-9236

DOI - 10.1038/clpt.2009.14

Subject(s) - tramadol , norwegian , medical prescription , codeine , medicine , emergency medicine , clinical pharmacology , population , opioid , cohort study , medical emergency , environmental health , anesthesia , pharmacology , morphine , analgesic , linguistics , receptor , philosophy

Previous studies have only partially characterized the road‐accident risks linked to driving while taking opioid analgesics used for moderate pain. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 A prospective cohort design with data from national population–based registries—the Norwegian Prescription Database and the Norwegian Road Accident Registry—and observation of >8 million person‐years were used in order to examine whether a driver who has filled a prescription for codeine or tramadol is at increased risk of being involved in a road accident resulting in injury to persons. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (2009); 85 , 6, 596–599 doi: 10.1038/clpt.2009.14

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