Over the Counter (OTC) Medications

The FAA published a decision-making guide about OTCs on April 28, 2021.

The FAA published a decision-making guide about OTCs on April 28, 2021.

You can download the advisory here:

  • An OTC medicine is not safe simply because you don’t need a prescription.
  • OTC medications commonly cause aeromedical side effects like sedation.
  • Any medical problem, regardless of how or if it is treated, requires the pilot to consider 61.53 Prohibition on Operations During Medical Deficiency
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