List of OTC Medicines to Consider

Some over-the-counter medicines (also called OTC or nonprescription medicines) have Active Ingredients that can make it unsafe to drive a car or operate dangerous machinery.  Don’t do these activities until you know how your medicine affects you.

Check the Drug Facts label for warnings (see Example of a Drug Facts label (PDF - 285KB)) about driving with any of these Active Ingredients:

 

Brompheniramine

Cetirizine

Chlorcyclizine

Chlorpheniramine

Codeine

Dexbrompheniramine

Dexchlorpheniramine

Dextromethorphan

Dimenhydrinate

Diphenhydramine

Doxylamine

Loperamide

Meclizine

Naproxen

Panabrom

Phenindamine

Pheniramine

Pyrilamine

Thonzylamine

Triprolidine