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A doctor gives a driver sleeping pills in the normal dose. What is true about driving?

  1. It is safe because the dose is normal
  2. It is safe if taken the night before
  3. The drug can still impair driving, and the driver can be charged
  4. The driver cannot be charged for a medicine
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Correct answer: The drug can still impair driving, and the driver can be charged

Some medicines affect driving even in the right dose. Impairment by medicine has the same results as alcohol.

Source: Driver's Handbook (Manitoba Public Insurance, February 2026), Prescription drugs, page 112

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026