Around one in four accidents is caused directly or indirectly by taking medication,
Driving under the influence of medication - a threat to traffic safety
If you get a nasty headache when you get up in the morning, which is then the icing on the cake for the already existing cold, all you need to do is reach into the compartment with the medication to somehow survive the day.
But if you then get behind the wheel, you may be at great risk. After all, it is estimated that every sixth medication can impair fitness to drive and thus lead to accidents.
Does taking a pain reliever affect driving? Do psychiatric drugs, such as antidepressants, reduce your ability to drive? In the following guide, you can find out which medications affect your ability to drive and what you need to know about medicines.
In particular, psychotropic drugs, such as sleeping pills or antidepressants, significantly reduce the ability to drive in patients. However, not only prescription drugs from the doctor, but also over-the-counter medications should always be taken with caution on the road, especially when they have a high alcohol content.
Interactions between different means are just as dangerous. Even if an Ibuprofen 600 does not curb safe driving at all or only to a very limited extent, it can still have a traffic-relevant effect in conjunction with other means.
Overview: These drugs affect your ability to drive:
Medicines in road traffic: legal consequences:
Even if a doctor is obliged to provide information about risks and side effects and should not do so: every salesperson is responsible for driving ease. You should be aware of the consequences.
A blood test can be ordered if the police suspect that there is an influence from drugs or medication on the road (or even in an accident). A doubt about the fitness to drive can then be expressed under certain circumstances and a specialist or medical-psychological examination can be requested. If such an opinion is negative, the driving license authority may withdraw the driver's license.
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