THE EFFECT OF ANTI-HISTAMINE DRUGS ON DRIVING APTITUDE

DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF TESTS CARRIED OUT ON THE NFW ANTI- HISTAMINE DRUG TAVEGYL TO DETERMINE ITS EFFECT ON REACTION TIME, CONCENTRATION AND COORDINATION, AND THUS ON DRIVING APTITUDE. IT WAS FOUND THAT DOSES OF UP TO 2 MG TWICE DAILY HAD NO EFFECT ON DRIVING APTITUDE, BUT THAT GREATER OR MORE FREQUENT DOSES SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

• Corporate Authors:

  Road Safety Board /Austria

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• Authors:
  • BIEHL, B
• Publication Date: 1972-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 94-9
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Road Safety Board /Austria/
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Road Safety Board /Austria

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Drivers; Drugs; Physiological aspects; Reaction time; Testing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver reaction
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224351
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 13 2004 6:56PM