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CME Certified Federal Medical Examiner

Category - Physical Examination and Evaluation

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A driver presents who has been diagnosed with depression and who takes Elavil. How should the medical examiner handle this case?
  1. Drivers who use antidepressants should be handled on a case-by-case basis.
  2. Drivers who take first generation antidepressants should not be certified.
  3. Drivers who take either first or second generation antidepressants can be certified.
  4. None of the above
Explanation
Answer: B - Drivers who take first generation antidepressants should not be certified.

Many first generation antidepressants, such as Elavil, have been shown to interfere with safe driving. Drivers who are prescribed first generation antidepressants should not be certified.
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