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Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications Tool Kit ... - Home

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Cause for Concern<br />

• Some side effects of Rx <strong>and</strong> OTC<br />

medications can be a safety issue when<br />

taken by safety-sensitive employees<br />

• Can include:<br />

• Agitation • Dizziness<br />

• Anxiety • Disorientation<br />

• Blurred vision • Double vision<br />

• Breathing difficulty • Drowsiness<br />

• Chest pain • Emotional instability<br />

• Chest tightness • False sense of well being<br />

• Confusion • Fatigue<br />

Cause for Concern (Cont.)<br />

• Fever • Palpitations<br />

• Hallucinations • Poor coordination<br />

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Severe headache<br />

Hyperventilation<br />

Insomnia<br />

Light headedness<br />

Muscle cramps/spasms<br />

Nausea/vomiting<br />

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Rapid or irregular heart beat<br />

Restlessness<br />

Ringing in <strong>the</strong> ears<br />

Sedation<br />

Seizures<br />

Severe diarrhea<br />

Tremors<br />

• Nervousness • Weakness<br />

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