Prozac Pilots May Fly as FAA Drops Ban on Medicines

[DieselDragRacer]

Under the policy, pilots can seek FAA permission to take one of four drugs -- Lilly’s Prozac, Pfizer Inc.’s Zoloft or Forest Laboratories Inc.’s Celexa or Lexapro.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=apX.tYIFBRc4&pos=13

 

[75 Driver]

Hey CD will soon be back in the cockpit

Captain Dad.......Good news you could soon be back in the cockpit.

I suggest keeping your pants zipped and not talk about your favorite girl during the eval......

LOL.........

 

[DAS at 10/250]

One of the reasons that I didn't see listed was tobacco cessation. Several anti-depressants are off label substitutes for Chantix, which was banned in 2008 or 2009 for use among pilots.