Medication and Flying: A Pilot's Guide, 1985, 1985

Document Type: Book (Technical Reference)

Purpose: Authoritative Reference.

Authority: Author Expertise.

Scope (Introduction): "It is hoped that this guide will fill a serious information need that has existed for many years in civil aviation. No single guide can be 100 percent applicable to all people, however, and this guide must be used with the appropriate judgment and care. The following information will help the reader use the guide most effectively. Ideally, a pilot will take no medication whatsoever when flying. Some-times, however, a pilot can get effective relief from a medical problem by taking a specific type of medicine. This guide provides judgments made by the author and his consultants in aviation medicine and pharmacology concerning pilots' use of specific drugs."

Content (Table of Contents): Foreword Introduction Chapter 1 - About Drugs: Background and Effects Chapter 2 - The Most Widely Used Drug: Alcohol Chapter 3 - Nicotine and the Pilot Chapter 4 - Illicit and Disapproved Drugs Chapter 5 Category I Drugs: Flight Duties Are Normally Permissible Chapter 6 Category Il Drugs: Flight Duties Are Permissible with Approval Chapter 7 Category III Drugs: Flight Duties Are Approved in Individual Cases Chapter 8 Category IV Drugs: Flight Duties Are Not Permissible Until Drug Treatment Has Been Discontinued Chapter 9 Category V Drugs: Condition Being Treated Precludes Safe Flying Chapter 10 Category VI Drugs: Drug's Adverse Effects Preclude Safe Flying Appendix I Schedules of Controlled Drugs Appendix II The Two Hundred Most Frequently Used Drugs Bibliography Index