Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
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Riester MR,
D’Amico AM,
Khan MA,
Joyce NR,
Pfeiffer MR,
Margolis SA,
Ott BR,
Curry AE,
Bayer TA,
Zullo AR
Some medications, such as antihistamines and antidepressants, can impact a person’s driving and are considered potentially driver-impairing (PDI). Over half of older Medicare beneficiaries involved in crashes in New Jersey were exposed to two or more potentially driver-impairing (PDI) medications before and after a crash. Some drivers started taking more PDI medications after a crash, suggesting the need for more attention to the effects on driving for older people involved in crashes.