Volbeater7734 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 What's the current regulation on hypertension meds? I am currently on Lisinopril and Amlodipine for controlled essential hypertension and was wondering how this would affect flight qualification. I know monotherapy does not require a waiver, but how about combination therapy? With a #1 nomination to the Air Force Academy, I'm looking at my chances of me showing up to Colorado already knowing I'm not even close to pilot qualified before I even take the flight physical years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckindayton Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Volbeater7734 said: What's the current regulation on hypertension meds? I am currently on Lisinopril and Amlodipine for controlled essential hypertension and was wondering how this would affect flight qualification. I know monotherapy does not require a waiver, but how about combination therapy? With a #1 nomination to the Air Force Academy, I'm looking at my chances of me showing up to Colorado already knowing I'm not even close to pilot qualified before I even take the flight physical years later. I must caveat my response with the fact that I'm no expert on hypertension and flying. But, according to the most recent Medical Standards Directory I could find (May 2020), here is the standard on hypertension: The most recent waiver guide (April 2020) I could find stated this: Essentially you must must the standard (treated with a single, approved med). Otherwise, there are no waivers for IFC I. Note that these may not be the latest MSD or waiver guide, but nothing changed in the years prior so I highly doubt anything has changed since they were published. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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