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Drivers Warned * Ireland - On the effects of medicines
"It is not just illegal drugs, which can affect your driving"
County Council Mayo,West of Ireland -HGV Ireland -11 March 2010: -- Leaflets will be distributed through chemists with all prescriptions prompting drivers to check with their doctor or pharmacist that they are safe to drive while taking their medicines... Noel Gibbons, Road Safety Officer, Mayo Co. said: “Campaigns to tackle those who drive after taking illegal drugs are underway. But it is not just illegal drugs, which can affect your driving. Some medicines may cause drowsiness and impair judgement, increasing the risk of an accident“... Diarmuid O’Donovan MD Director of Public Health HSE West said "People may not be aware or may not notice warnings that some medicines could affect their driving. It’s very important to consider possible effects of medicines or combinations of medicines with each other or with alcohol"...
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