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The head of the Ministry of Health of Karelia named the drugs that a driver should not drink

March 25, 2023

The Minister of Health of the Republic, Mikhail Okhlopkov, on his page in the social network VKontakte, named a list of drugs that are not recommended to be used before driving a vehicle.

“If the instructions state that driving after taking a particular medication is not recommended, you should follow that advice,” Mikhail Okhlopkov wrote.

The most common drugs that can affect driving performance are: Coldrex, Teraflu, Fervex, Suprastin, Validol, and Corvalol. It is obvious that the recommendation to disengage from driving also applies to analogues of these well-known drugs.

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