{"id":164,"date":"2026-11-02T13:07:06","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T13:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dotstg.com\/?page_id=164"},"modified":"2026-11-02T13:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T13:21:11","slug":"medications-and-dot-physical-exams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dotstg.com\/?page_id=164","title":{"rendered":"Medications and DOT Physical Exams"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"164\" class=\"elementor elementor-164\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a83 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000e0a83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0a80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DOTSTG \u2022 DRIVER MEDICAL EDUCATION<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0a81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Medications and DOT Physical Exams<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0a82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A DOT medical examiner reviews medications because some treatments and conditions can affect safe commercial driving.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a86 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000e0a86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"dot-physical-medications-0\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0a84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Report the complete medication list<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0a85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bring prescription medicines, nonprescription drugs, supplements and dosages that you use or have recently used. An incomplete list makes it harder for the examiner to evaluate potential effects on safe driving.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a89 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000e0a89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"dot-physical-medications-1\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0a87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Individualized safety evaluation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0a88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A medication is not necessarily an automatic disqualifier in every context. The examiner considers its purpose, effects, clinical stability and any documentation required under current regulations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a8c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000e0a8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"dot-physical-medications-2\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0a8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do not stop treatment to pass an exam<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0a8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stopping or changing prescribed medicine without your treating professional&#8217;s advice can create real health and safety risks. Seek medical guidance instead of following online rumors about which medicines &#8216;fail&#8217; a DOT physical.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000e0a8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"dot-physical-medications-3\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0a8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Helpful documentation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0a8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A current treating-clinician summary can be helpful for some medications and medical conditions. Ask the office which records are relevant to your circumstances.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a94 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000e0a94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0a90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Official references and next steps<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0a91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dotstg.com\/?page_id=148\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the related DOTSTG guide<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0a92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This educational material is not medical advice, not an examiner&#8217;s individual qualification decision, and not a guarantee of a medical certificate. Ask a licensed clinician about your medical condition. Federal and Utah guidance may change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0a93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"000e0a93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:+14356745147\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTACT THE ST. GEORGE CLINIC<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOTSTG \u2022 DRIVER MEDICAL EDUCATION Medications and DOT Physical Exams A DOT medical examiner reviews medications because some treatments and conditions can affect safe commercial driving. Report the complete medication list Bring prescription medicines, nonprescription drugs, supplements and dosages that you use or have recently used. An incomplete list makes it harder for the examiner [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-164","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotstg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotstg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotstg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotstg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotstg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=164"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/dotstg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":508,"href":"https:\/\/dotstg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/164\/revisions\/508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotstg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}