Medication and older drivers

Seniors taking anti-depressants and other psycho-tropic medications may be more at risk of getting into car crashes.

Researchers at the University of Toronto say taking anti-depressants alone does not have an affect, but when common drugs like Xanax or Ativan are also taken, elderly drivers are more prone to crashes.

Researchers admit the dose of the anti-depressant and possible side effects like dementia are not taken into account into the study.