Anxiety
Other anti-anxiety medications
Anti-anxiety medication
Other names: clonazepam, Klonopin, diazepam, Valium, chlordiazepoxide, Librium
FAA guidance
Do not issue.
Examiner
Do not issue: the examiner cannot issue a certificate
FAA label
DO NOT ISSUE
The FAA documents quoted here name the class, not this medication. Crosscheck matched it through its class: Anti-anxiety medication.
The FAA's Do Not Issue list names anti-anxiety medications under psychiatric or psychotropic medications, even when used for conditions other than mental health, and the FAA's table says the examiner should defer the exam; it also says do not issue a medical certificate.
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It says some anti-anxiety medications are Do Not Fly, and its Do Not Fly list names four, "including but not limited to" alprazolam, lorazepam, temazepam and triazolam.
The FAA's psychiatric guidance says the use of anxiolytics is disqualifying and the examiner should defer issuance. Under controlled substances, the Do Not Issue list sends short-term use of anti-anxiety medication to the Do Not Fly section.
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DO NOT ISSUE (DNI) MEDICATIONS
If the applicant is taking any of the following medications, AMEs should DEFER the exam. DO NOT issue a medical certificate to applicants who are using any of the following drug classes or medications for any condition:
PSYCHIATRIC OR PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS
Even when used for conditions other than mental health. Including but not limited to:
Anti-anxiety (some are DNF - see that section)
The use of a psychotropic drug is disqualifying for aeromedical certification purposes. This includes all sedatives, tranquilizers, antipsychotic drugs, antidepressant drugs (including SSRI's - see exceptions ), analeptics, anxiolytics, and hallucinogens. The Examiner should defer issuance and forward the medical records to the AMCD.
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES (SCHEDULES I – V)
Any open prescription for chronic use of any drug or substance with no resolution. (If short-term use, see “pain medication” and “anti-anxiety” in DNF section.)
DO NOT FLY (DNF) MEDICATIONS
The following medications have aeromedically concerning safety profiles. All medications listed below may cause sedation or drowsiness, impairing cognitive function and seriously degrading pilot performance.
ANTI-ANXIETY
Including but not limited to:
alprazolam (Xanax)
lorazepam (Ativan)
temazepam (Restoril)
triazolam (Halcion)