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DIAZEPAM AND DRIVING ABILITY
Author(s) -
Landauer Ali A.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1981.tb135888.x
Subject(s) - diazepam , medicine , psychology , anesthesia , psychiatry
A review of the literature indicates that neither experimental nor epidemiological studies can give a clear indication as to whether orally administered diazepam adversely affects the ability of a patient to drive a car. It is preferable for anxious, aggressive, or depressed patients not to drive. Since diazepam tends to relieve these symptoms, this particular medication should not lead to an automatic prohibition of car driving. Patients should always be urged to use great care while at the wheel of a motor car.