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A prescribed medicine makes a driver too drowsy to operate safely. Is driving permitted because it was prescribed?
Correct answer: No; a prescription does not excuse impaired driving.
Why
Do not drive if medication impairs safe control. A prescription may establish a defense to a separate controlled-substance-presence offense, but it does not excuse operating while intoxicated. Read the medication warning and discuss driving effects with a pharmacist or clinician before driving.
Verified against Indiana Driver's Manual · Impairing prescription medicine · p. 64
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