Special Issuance of Airman Medical Certificates to Applicants Being Treated With Certain Antidepressant Medications

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This policy statement is intended to serve as notice that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will consider for a special- issuance medical certificate applicants for first-, second-, and third- class airman medical certification who are being treated for depression with one of four antidepressant medications. The FAA will evaluate affected applicants on a case-by-case basis and will issue certificates based on a medical finding that an individual's use of such medication will not endanger public safety.