RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Medication use by the driving population A1 Río, María del Carmen del A1 Álvarez González, Francisco Javier K1 Automóviles - Conducción - Riesgos K1 Medicamentos AB This study investigated patterns of medicine use among Spanish drivers. The study was conducted in thefall of 1993 on 1500 drivers aged over 16, all of whom completed accordingly and then returned thequestionnaires. Among those surveyed, 45.1% had used drugs at least once in the previous year, while17.3% of drivers surveyed were using medicines chronically. Chronic users, the majority of whom werefemale and belonging to the older age group, were using an average of two drugs. Central nervoussystem drugs (21.7%), respiratory system drugs (19.2%), cardiovascular system drugs (14.9%) andalimentary tract drugs (14.3%) were the most frequent groups of medication used, Of those surveyed76.5% who took drugs regularly had never been warned by health professionals about the effects of themedication use on driving skills. The study shows both how often drivers use medication as well as theneed to inform patients and drivers about the effect of medication on driving performance. PB Wiley SN 1053-8569 YR 1996 FD 1996 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/16218 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/16218 LA eng NO Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, (1996); 5 (4): 255–261 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 28-mar-2024