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Taking Multiple Medications Can Increase Crash Risk for Older Drivers, AAA Says
New research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has unveiled the increased accident risk potential for senior drivers taking multiple medications. The report states that almost 50 percent of older adults use seven or more medications while regularly getting behind the wheel. Furthermore, about 20 percent of senior drivers are on medications that ‘generally should be avoided’ as a result of their limited therapeutic benefits and increased harm risk. These medicines, referred to as potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs), include drugs like benzodiazepines and first-gener…