Study: Medications and prescription combinations increase vehicle crash risk by 300 percent

By Daily staff report DENVER — If you take multiple medications on any given day, you’re certainly not alone: Nearly 50 percent of older adults report using seven or more medications while remaining active drivers, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The only problem? Nearly 20 percent of older drivers use medications that can increase their crash risk by up to 300 percent.
A record 42 million adults ages 65 and older are driving on …read more

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