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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