Skin medications
What published FAA guidance says about 31 medications Crosscheck files under skin 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.
Acne creams, and antibiotics for acne
Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 7 days after the first dose of minocyclineAlso called tretinoin, Retin-A, adapalene, Differin- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Azelex, Finacea
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Enstilar, Taclonex, Wynzora
- Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 24 hours after the first doseAlso called Dovonex
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Vectical
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Winlevi
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Cloderm
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Santyl
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Eucrisa
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Aczone
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Anzupgo
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Desonate
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Capex, Derma-Smoothe, Synalar
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Efudex
- Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 24 hours after the first doseAlso called Qbrexza
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Cortenema
- Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 2 weeks waiting period after starting before consideration (Medical History)Also called Accutane, Absorica, Claravis
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Sklice, Soolantra
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Valchlor
- Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 24 hours after the first doseAlso called Uvadex, Oxsoralen
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Accuzyme
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Elidel
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Zoryve
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Opzelura
- Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 24 hours after the first doseAlso called Sofdra
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Protopic
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Vtama
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Fabior, Tazorac
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Klisyri
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Oralone, Triderm, Aristocort A, Kenacort
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Aklief
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.
- 31 medications
- four medications
Asthma and breathing medications
five medications- 13 medications
- ten medications
- 11 medications
- 12 medications
- 24 medications
- five medications
Antibiotics and other medications for infections
45 medications- 20 medications
- 22 medications
- seven medications
- 36 medications
- nine medications
- 35 medications
- seven medications
- 14 medications
- seven medications
- 17 medications
- 52 medications
- 418 medications