Originally Posted by
BigTime
My doctor put me on a medication that has been approved by the FDA for 2.5 years, but has not yet been evaluated by the FAA. If approved, it would require a special issuance medical certificate.
I fly for a 121 airline, but have been on a leave of absence for a couple months and have not had any adverse reaction to the medication. How would I go about getting the FAA to approve this medication?
Depends on the medication AND the underlying condition. There are MANY FDA approved medications that will NEVER be approved for flying. But if the underlying condition is not an issue, then the issue becomes whether or not that medication itself causes you to be impaired flying. If it doesn’t it is simply a matter of convincing the FAA of that fact. Depending on the medicine that can either be quite simple or totally impossible.