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Schedule II substances and your FAA medical
DEA Schedule II controlled substance
Other names: barbiturates, phenobarbital, cocaine, amphetamine, methamphetamine, oxycodone
FAA guidance
Do not issue.
Examiner
Do not issue: the examiner cannot issue a certificate
FAA label
UNACCEPTABLE
The FAA lists Schedule II controlled substances as unacceptable, and says the examiner must review any use of narcotics, with no flying during use and a minimum wait after the last dose.
Track your medicationsCompare FAA documents: Schedule II substancesWhat each of the two FAA documents says, in plain wordsOpen
The FAA's Do Not Fly table says pain medication, narcotic pain relievers among it, may be used occasionally for time-limited conditions; the two documents do not say the same thing, and opioid pain relievers have their own entry quoting both.
Show the FAA's words: Schedule II substancesThe official FAA wording: two passages, each with its document and dateOpen
UNACCEPTABLE Medications (Used as a single agent or in any combination product.)
DEA SCHEDULE II Controlled Substances Not limited to: Barbiturates Cocaine Stimulants Narcotics* *The AME must review ANY use of narcotics. No fly or no Safety Related Duties during use. A minimum no fly time must be observed after last use. Frequent flares/ episodes require review of the underlying condition.
PAIN MEDICATION: May be used occasionally for time-limited conditions that are either a single episode or recurrent episodes with resolution.
Narcotic pain relievers including but not limited to morphine, codeine, oxycodone (Percodan, Oxycontin), and hydrocodone (Lortab, Vicodin, etc.).