In a prospective cohort study of cognitively healthy drivers aged 65 years and older, use of any of the following drug classes was linked to higher risk of failing a road test EXCEPT for which one?
NSAIDs
anticholinergic or antihistamine drugs
sedatives
antidepressants (SSRIs or SNRIs)
hypnotics
You are correct. Use of an antidepressant (including SSRIs and SNRIs), sedative or hypnotic drug, or NSAID was linked to increased risk of receiving a marginal/fail rating on a road test vs. non-use, in a prospective cohort study of older drivers (N=198, mean age 72.6 years old). No statistically significant association was noted between anticholinergic or antihistamine drugs and poor road test performance.

Source: Carr, DB, et al. JAMA Network Open. Medication and Road Test Performance Among Cognitively Healthy Older Adults. 2023 Sep 5;6(9):e2335651. PubMed®abstract
Can you identify this pill?
Uloric (febuxostat)
Vraylar (cariprazine)
tolterodine
abacavir/lamivudine/zidovudine
You are correct. Uloric (febuxostat) is a uric acid reducer indicated for gout prophylaxis in adults.

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finasteride
buprenorphine/naloxone
amlodipine
dextroamphetamine/amphetamine
You are correct. Amphetamine and dextroamphetamine is a combination medication used to treat narcolepsy and ADHD in adults and children.

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tadalafil
doxepin
abacavir
methotrexate
You are correct. Tadalafil is a phosphodiesterase inhibitor used in benign prostatic hyperplasia, erectile dysfunction, and pulmonary arterial hypertension.

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By rray, 20 November, 2023