rifaximin

[Meanies]

I’d anyone else on Rifaxmin tablets? I hope I spelt it correctly, and if you are can you five while on them?

[AyrshireK]

Could you check your post - is that a spelling error in that you've written 'can you five'?

I am guessing you are perhaps asking can you drive in which case the answer may be no & is a question you really need to ask your specialist.

Rifaximin is a treatment for Hepatic Encephalopathy which although not listed on the DVLA list of conditions which are notifiable as affecting your ability to drive it is for some reason lumped in with the 'drug/alcohol' section of notifiable conditions even though it can/does occur in non alcohol related liver disease. gov.uk/guidance/drug-or-alc...

Alcohol-related disorders

■ hepatic cirrhosis with chronic encephalopathy

■ alcohol induced psychosis

■ cognitive impairment ✘- Must not drive and must notify DVLA.

Licence will be refused or revoked until:

■ recovery is satisfactory

■ any other relevant medical standards for fitness to drive are satisfied (for example, Chapter 4, psychiatric disorders) ✘- Must not drive and must notify DVLA.

Licence will be refused or revoked until recovery is satisfactory.

My hubby is on lactulose, Rifaximin and l'orninthine l'aspartate and there is absolutely NO WAY would he be safe behind the wheel of a vehicle.

Katie

[Meanies in reply to AyrshireK]

Yes I’m on Rifaximin only dvla know my condition I have been on It for 2 years no episodes from 2022 though specialist told me today that I can’t drive. My license was revoked in 2022 and I got it bk one year later. I’m confused now what to do. All my other tests are going the correct way also.

[AyrshireK in reply to Meanies]

If a doctor has told you that you can't drive then you musn't, technically you should inform DVLA. My hubby has never been told he can't drive he just knows himself that he absolutely can't - lacks concentration, fatigue, slowness of movement etc. etc. He's never informed DVLA and has kept his licence purely for ID purposes as it's the only photographic ID he has but there is absolutely no way would he drive.

[Lavender-Pearl]

My husband was on them had his licence revoked too, it was really emotionally difficult for him and suddenly I became “the” driver. It wasn’t easy but it is for your and others safety and that is what you need to remember. You do need to inform the DVLA you are taking them and if you did have an accident no matter how minor your insurance will not be valid. Wishing you the best x

[Meanies]

My license is a medical license after being revoked for one year, DVLA then sent me to a private specialist of there’s then the forms had to be filled out by my doctor I had nothing to do with that.