I am thinking of getting my CDL A and going into trucking. I'm wondering who might kow what effect my medications and condition will have on getting passed through the physical.
First of all I had a Liver Transplant just under 2 years ago and I take several drugs for anti rejection. Most are imune suppressants, but I also need a few others to counter the side effects of the imunosupressants. The list is:
1) Prograf - Imune Supress
2) Celcept - Imune Supress
3) Protonix - Digestive aid to counter acid production from Imune Supress
4) Ambien - For sleep, as imune supressants cause unsettled sleep.
I also have restless legs sindrome and take the only drug for that that does not process through the liver:
1) Mirapex
Does anyone know anything about the effect any of these will have on my qualifying for the CDL A?
Medications
Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by tomhorn, Aug 12, 2007.
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If your taking Ambien, most companies won't let you drive. Any type of medications that cause sleepiness are not good.
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I took my physical the other day and they said ambien is fine. It's not a opiod and as long as you do not drive for 8 hours after taking it, it's fine. If you take it when stopping for your ten hour rest break, you are well clear of its effects a full two hours before driving again.
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OK, I'v thought about this and done a little research. I keep hearing in these forums that "the company" won't allow this and that. In the case of a medication that is prescribed and tested by the Federal Government and has been determined to not interfere with your ability to perform necessary functions, the comany can not set an arbitrary and capricous standard on it's own that pre-empts Federal Law and apply it to their employees. This drug does have side effects, but if it is to be taken in a maner that it's effects will not be present during on duty hours and if the Federal Government standards have determined that it is permissible if used in this way, than the company can't just set whatever standard they want. Thomas Jefferson said: "We are a nation of laws, not men." Wel, we are also not a nation of companies. A comany setting such a standard wold be no different than a company saying that you could not drive because you are Asian because asians have a higher incidents of traffic accidents or because you have jock itch, becasue you'll be itching all the time.
It kind of amazes me the number of posts that I see on these boards from people who just blindly accept things that are wrong and illegal. I hear about companies not paying as contracted, I hear of people getting tickets they did not deserve, I hear of people being told to run ilegal or lose their jobs, I hear people being canned by companies for reasons that are contrary to law.
Don't just lie down and take it. Fight back people! I know what some of you will say: "If I turn them in, they'll fire me." Hey kids, that's the best thing that can hapen to you, because then they will end up working for you. There are whistle blower laws out there for a reason. USE THEM! -
I had asked a question about Zoloft. My doctor had me start taking it about 18 months ago because of a great deal of stress in my life at the time. My mom almost died the same week my wife was having major surgery and that was just one week! I have learned now to deal with stress (major events in life) a whole lot better thank the lord I have not completely stopped taking it but It is not much. I asked about it in regards to my DOT physical. I was told that I can't take it at all ever and others said it was fine. I then called 2 places in my local area that give the test and they said it is no problem at all. I will ask this. Is a DOT physical a state thing or a federal thing. I think federal but I want to know for sure. I am going to a school out of state and I want to know if I have my DOT card from South Carolina can I skip taking it at the school in another state?
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[FONT=Arial,Verdana]SNI KNOCKOUT MEDICATIONS
Drivers may not take any of the following medications while operating a commercial vehicle. Any use of these medications require a 24 hour mandatory out of service after last dose consumed.
ACETAMINOPHEN/CODIENE #2, #3, #4
AMBIEN
ANACIN PM
ANEXIA
ANTABUSE
ANTI VERT
APAP #2, #3, #4
AVINZA
B&O SUPPOSITORIES
BACLOFEN
BENADRYL
BONINE
BUAIFENESIN/CODIENE
BUFFERIN AF NITE-TIME
BUTABARBITOL
BUTALBITAL
BUTISOL
BUTORPHANOL
CAMPRAL
CANTIL
CARISOPRODOL
CARISOPRODOL/CODIENE
CHLORZOXAZONE
CO-GESIC
COCAINE
CODEPREX-Codeine based cough suppressant
CODIENE
CODIMAL PH
COMPOZ
CYCLOBENZAPRINE
DALMANE
DARVOCET N
DARVON
DARVON COMPOUND 65
DEMEROL
DESOXYN
DEXTROAMPHETAMINE
DIDREX
DILAUDID
DIPHENHYDRAMINE
DOLOPH1NE
DOXYLAMINE
DURAGESIC
DURATUSS (elixir)
ESGIC OR ESGIC-PLUS
ESTAZOLAM
FENTANYL
FIORICET
FIORINAL #3
FIORINOL
FLEXERIL
FLURAZEPAM
HALCION
HEROIN
HYDROCODONE
HYDROMORPHONE
INSULIN
IOPHEN SYRUP
LIORESAL
LOMOTIL
LONOX
LORCET
LORTAB 2.5, 5,7.5
MATAXALONE
MECLAZINE
MEPERGAN
MEPERGAN FORTE
MERPERID1NE
METHADONE
METHAMPHETAM1NE
METHOCARBAMOL
MORPHINE
MS CONTIN (Kadian)
NEMBUTAL
NORCO
NORFLEX
NORGESIC FORTE
NOVAHISTINE EXPECTORANT
NUCOFED
NYTOL
ORPHENADRLNE
OXYCONTIN
OXYCODONE
PALLADONE
PANLOR
PAREGORIC
PARAFON FORTE
PARAPECTOLIN
PENTAZOCINE
PENTOBARBITAL
PERCOCET
PERCODAN
PHENOBARBITAL
PHP
POWDERED OPIUM
PROPACET
PROPOXYPHENE
PROSOM
PROTUSS-D
PROVIGIL
RESTORIL
RMS SUPPOSITORY ASTRA MORPH
ROBAXIN
ROBITUSSIN AC
ROXICET
ROXICODONE
ROXILOX
SCOPALAMINE
SECOBARBITAL
SECONAL
SKELAX1N
SLEEP-EZE
SOMA
SOMA/CODIENE
SOMINEX
SONATA
STADOL NS
SUBLIMAZE
SYNALGOS-DC (capsule has codeine in it)
TALACEN
TAL WIN NX
TEMAZEPAM
THC
TRANSDERM-SCOP
TRIAZOLAM
TUSSI-ORGANIDIN
TUSSIONEX
TUS SIN- 12
TYLENOL #1, #2, #3, #4
TYLENOL PM
TYLOX
UNISOM
VICODIN
VICOPROFEN
VICODIN ES
WYGESIC
ZANAFLEX
Z-COF HC
ZOLPIDEM
ZYDONE
** ANTICONVULSANTS - When prescribed as anticonvulsants. Other uses may be allowed as conditional dependent on diagnosis and require a clearance letter from treating MD
CARBAMAZEPINE
CARBATROL
DEPAKOTE
DILANTIN
EPITOL
KLONOPIN
NEURONTIN
PHENOBARBITAL
TOPAMAX
TEGRETOL
TRILEPTAL
ZONEGRAN
CONDITIONAL KNOCKOUT MEDICATIONS
Drivers taking any of the following medications require an in-depth history regarding the medications. The use of these medications may not disqualify a driver, but the underlying diagnosis may. The history should include the name of the medications, reason for taking the medication (diagnosis) and dosage. If it is determined that the medication will be allowed, it is necessary to obtain a letter from the treating physician. The letter must include the medication name, dosage, reason for taking, how long taking, that the individual is not having any related side effects to the medication and that the individual is deemed safe to drive a commercial vehicle while taking the medication.
ALPRAZOLAM
ALDOMET
AMITRIPTYLLNE
ANAFRANIL
ANTABUSE
ATARAX
ATIVAN
ATROPINE
BENTYL
BUPROPION
BUSPAR
BUSPIRONE
CELEXA
CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE
CHLORPROMAZINE
CLOMIPRAM1NE
COUMADIN
CYLERT
DEPAKOTE
DESIPRAMJNE
DESYREL
DIAZEPAM
DIETHYLPROPLAN
DONNATOL
DOXEPINE
DEXEDRINE
EFFEXOR
ELAVIL
ESKALITH
FENFLURAM1NE
FLUOXETINE
FLUPHENAZINE
FLUVOXAMLNE
GEODON
HALDOL
HALOPERIDOL
HYDROXAZINE
IMIPRAMINE
IOANAM1NE
LEXAPRO (Celexa/Prozac combined)
LIBRAX
LIBRIUM
LITHIUM (Request most recent blood level)
LITHOTABS
LORAZEPAM
LUVOX
MELLARIL
METHYLPHENIDATE
METHYLDOPA (HTN)
MIRTAZAPINE
NEURONTIN
NEFAZODONE
NAVANE
NORPRAMINE
NORTRIPTYLINE
OXEZEPAM
PAMELOR
PAROXETINE
PAXIL
PEMOLINE
PHENERGAN
PHENTERMINE
PONDIM1N
PROLIXIN
PROMETHAZINE
PROZAC
REMERON
RISPERDAL
RISPERJDONE
RITALIN
ROHYPNOL= Tranquilizer
SERAX
SEROQUEL (QUETIAPINE FUMARATE)
SERTRALINE
SERZONE
SINEQUAN
STELAZINE
TENUATE DOSPAN
THIORLDAZINE
THIOTHIXENE
THORAZINE
TIGAN
TOFRANIL
TRAZODONE
TRIFLUOPERAZINE
TRILAFON
TRIMETHOBENZAMIDE
VALIUM
VALPROIC ACID= Antiseizure
VALRELEASE
VENLAFAX1NE
VISTARIL
WARFARIN
WELLBUTRIN
XANAX
ZOLOFT
ZYBAN
ZYPREXA (OLANZAPINE)
ANGINA MEDICATIONS
(Discuss case with nurses)
ADALAT
ADALAT CC
AMLODIPINE
BEPRLDIL
CALAN
CALAN SR
CARDENE
CARDIZEM
CARDIZEM CD
CARDLZEM SR
CORGARD
DILACOR XR
DILTIAZEM
DYNACIRC
ISOPT1N
ISOPT1N SR
ISORDIL
ISRADIPINE
NICARDIPJNE
NIFEDIPINE
NITROGLYCERIN
NORVASC
PROCARDIA
PROCARDIA XL
TIAZAC
VASCOR
VERAPAMIL
VERAPMIL
VERELAN
ORAL MEDICATION FOR DIABETES
For Experienced applicants & current drivers only. If Blood Sugar is in good control no letter needed. If the Blood Sugar is out of control obtain a letter from personal physician that drivers diabetes is controlled, no side effects from the medication and is safe to drive a tractor/trailer. Also ask the doctor to include the most recent hemoglobin Al C which is a blood test which shows how well diabetes controlled in last 2-3 months (normals 3.7-6.4 which is good control
5.5-7.5 fair control; over 7.6 poor control) or most recent fasting blood sugar test (FBS).
AMARYL
CHLORPROPAMIDE
DIABENESE
DIABETA
GLIPIZIDE
GLUCOPHAGE GENERIC FORM IS HYDROCHLORIDE TABLETS
GLUCOTROL
GLYBURIDE
MICRONASE
PRECOSE
REZULIN
NO LETTER NEEDED MEDICATIONS
ANTIBIOTICS
POTASSIUM SUPPLEMENTS
ADVIL
ALEVE
ALLOPURIINOL
ANAPROX
ANSAID
ANTURANE
ATROMID
BENEMID
CELEBREX
CHOLESTYRAMINE
CLARAT1N
CLINORIL
CLOFIBRATE
COLESTID
COLESTIPOL
CYTOTEC
DAYPRO
DISALSID
DOLOBID
DURATESS
ESTROGEN PATCHES
FELDENE
FLUVASTATIN
GEMFIBROZIL
GOODIE POWDER
HISMANOL
IBUPROFEN
INDOCIN
LESCOL
LEVOTHYROID
LEVOXINE
LODINE
LOPID
LORELCO
LOVASTATIN
MECLAZINE
MECLOMEN
MEVACOR
MOTRLN
NALFON
NAPROSYN
NAPROXEN
NUPRIN
ORUDIS
ORUVAIL
PRAVACHOL
PRAVASTATIN
PREMARIN
PREVACIDE
PRILOSEC
PROBUCOL
PRO VERA
QUESTRAN
RELAFEN
RUFEN
SELDANE
SIMVASTATIN
SUDAFED
SYNTHROID
TAGAMET
TOLECTIN
TORADOL
TRINALIN
VIOXX
VOLTAREN
ZANTAC
ZEPHREX LA
ZOCOR
ZYLOPRIM
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ANTIHISTAMINES (note- Claritin/Claritin-D , Allegra/Allegra-D and Zyrtec are antihistamines- designed to have less sleepy side effects than those listed below): AS THERE ARE MANY OVER THE COUNTER PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN ANTIHISTAMINES AND DECONGESTANTS- THIS LIST IS NOT ALL INCLUSIVE-IF SLEEPY SIDE EFFECTS OCCUR, DO NOT TAKE AND Check with Occ Health x8709
DO NOT TAKE AND DRIVE FOR 24 HRS AFTER LAST DOSE:
ACTIFED
ATARAX
BENADRYL (DECONGESTANTS/ANTIHISTAMINE)
CHLOR-TRIMETON(DECONGESTANTS/ANTIHISTAMINE)
DRIXORAL ALLERGY SINUS/ ANTIHISTAMINE
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TYLENOL PM (CONTAINS BENADRYL)
RONDEC
TYLENOL PM (CONTAINS BENADRYL)
Occ Health DrugList 10/21/2005 (BGX)
Mark
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Thanks. How old is that and were is it from?
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Whose list is this? The government or some carrier?
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That list is from Schneider, last updated 10/2005. Most other companies are going to be the same. This list was taken from the FAA list of drugs pilots can not take and was modified to fit trucking. Tom, one thing you don't seem to up on is that any company can add requirements to the DOT physical they want. DOT rules are a minimum requirement.
Mark
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A privately held company can make any rules they want and make you follow them, it's their company. You can either choose to work there or not. That is as long as they don't discriminate against any one driver or group ie; men, women, race religion etc.
Them telling you that you can't take a certain medication is probaly because their insuarnce and legal department has found that those drugs can affect driving in some adverse manor and they made a policy not to allow it.
You would have some person who would take Ambien on a split break and then after 2 hours get up and drive and have a wreck thus theres where the problem lies or someones body does not get rid of it in 8 hours and they have a wreck and the blood test shows up a narcotic in their system and here comes the lawsuits.
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