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Medicines or substances with psychoactive effect have an effect similar to that of alcohol and can reduce the concentration capacity of a motor vehicle driver. The motor vehicle driver who has been prescribed a medical treatment must make sure that its administration will not affect the ability to drive.

Medicines containing substances with an effect similar to that of alcohol:

• tranquilizers: romergan, distonocalm, rudotel, dormital, carboxin, etc;
• sleeping pills: romergan, cyclobarbital, luminal, etc;
• antiallergics: nilfan, pheniramine, tavegil;
• sedatives and hypnotics: extraveral, nitrazepan, hypnogal, bromoval etc.

Negative effects:

• reduction of the level of concentration of attention;
• visual disturbances;
• confusion, hallucinations;
• states of drowsiness;
• states of euphoria;
• psychic indifference;
• decreased reflexes.

The correct answer is: B

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