Saturday, April 3, 2010

FAA Allows Pilots to Fly on Antidepressants!

A Wall Street Journal article announced:

"The Federal Aviation Administration will let some pilots who take four popular antidepressants [Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa or Lexapro] return to the skies, saying Friday that it is easing its long-standing ban on psychiatric medications.

"The old policy stemmed in part from concerns over possible side effects of psychiatric drugs, including sedation. But newer medications have fewer side effects, and pilots' associations have pressured the agency to reconsider the ban...."

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