Driving ability after acute and sub-chronic administration of levocetirizine and diphenhydramine: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 84-90

  Verster, Joris C ^a   De Weert, A Marit ^a   Bijtjes, Saskia I R ^a   Aarab, Mounir ^a   Van Oosterwijck, Armand W A A ^a   Eijken, Erik J E ^a   Verbaten, Marinus N ^a   Volkerts, Edmund R ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antihistamine; Diphenhydramine; Driving; Levocetirizine

Indexed keywords

DIPHENHYDRAMINE; LEVOCETIRIZINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVOUSNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CETIRIZINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS, NON-SEDATING; HUMANS; MALE; PIPERAZINES;

EID: 0042877021     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-003-1462-6     Document Type: Article

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