Can I drive while taking Mestinon?

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Can I drive while taking Mestinon?

Category: Mestinon

Because Mestinon can increase the contraction of the eye’s pupil, it may cause blurred vision and reduce the sharpness of a person’s eyesight. Patients are advised not to drive or operate machines until they know how the therapy affects their vision, and to avoid these activities altogether if it does reduce their ability to see clearly.

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Marta Figueiredo, PhD Joana holds a BSc in Biology, a MSc in Evolutionary and Developmental Biology, and a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. Her work has been focused on the impact of non-canonical Wnt signaling in the collective behavior of endothelial cells — those that make up the lining of blood vessels — found in the umbilical cord of newborns. In addition to several research fellowships, she was awarded two Erasmus scholarships to conduct part of her studies in France. She has also authored several research papers published in peer-reviewed international scientific journals. Joana joined Bionews in 2018, starting as a science writer, then moving to a science editor position in 2020, and to editorial associate director of resource pages in 2025.