Psychotropic drugs and accidents in a general practice.
The incidence of accidents over five years in a group of patients who had taken benzodiazepines, phenothiazines, and antidepressants for more than a year was compared with that in control patients who had not been taking tranquilizers. The patients taking benzodiazepines had a statistically significantly increased risk of having an accident compared with controls, though this was not true when they were not taking the drugs.
D000059:Accidents; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000009:adverse effects; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D010640:Phenothiazines / Q000009:adverse effects; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012306:Risk
D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D010640:Phenothiazines; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D001569:Benzodiazepines