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Cholesterol medications

What published FAA guidance says about 11 medications Crosscheck files under cholesterol medications: each one's answer and, where there is one, its wait. Open a medication for the FAA's own words, the source and its date.

  • Cerivastatin

    Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 24 hours after the first doseAlso called Baycol
  • Ezetimibe

    Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 24 hours after the first dose (the FAA's MedGuide)Also called Zetia, Ezetrol, Vytorin, Inegy
  • Fibrates

    Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 24 hours after the first dose (the FAA's MedGuide)Also called fenofibrate, Tricor, Trilipix, Antara
  • Inclisiran

    Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 24 hours after the first doseAlso called Leqvio
  • Lovastatin + niacin

    Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 24 hours after the first doseAlso called Advicor
  • Mipomersen

    Do not issueAlso called Kynamro
  • Other cholesterol medications

    Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 24 hours after the first dose (the FAA's MedGuide, whose table has no entry for colesevelam)Also called niacin, Niaspan, Niacor, cholestyramine
  • PCSK9 inhibitors

    Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 48 hours ground trial when startingAlso called alirocumab, Praluent, evolocumab, Repatha
  • Pitavastatin

    Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 24 hours after the first doseAlso called Livalo
  • Policosanol

    Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 24 hours after the first doseAlso called Cholarest
  • Statins

    Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 24 hours after the first dose (the FAA's MedGuide)Also called atorvastatin, Lipitor, Sortis, Litorva

Other groups of medications

Every medication Crosscheck has an FAA answer for, by group or from A to Z, with the answer and the wait on each line. New from the FAA in October 2026: the FAA's MedGuide, explained.

Medication guidance alone does not determine whether a pilot is medically qualified to fly. The underlying condition, dosage, side effects, medication combinations, and certification history may affect FAA eligibility.

For informational purposes only. Not legal or medical advice.