Anti fungal drugs & flight
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K Ghazizadeh * |
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Abstract: (23189 Views) |
Fungal Infections are common and can be local or systemic. Due to
their resistance to common antibiotics there are few drugs for
systemic fungal infections. A complete knowledge of antifungal
medications is necessary regarding the critical conditions of flight.
In the military section: The Canadian Air force allows the use of oral
antifungals like terbinafin and flucconazole for non pilots if no
adverse reactions occur after being grounded for one week. Pilots
who use these drugs don’t receive the permission for flight even as
copilot or with copilot assistance.
In the civil section: FAA allows the use of oral antifungals like
terbinafin, grisefulvin and itraconazol for the treatment of chronic
onycomycoses in the absence of adverse effects.
It is noteworthy that in the presence of systemic fungal infections
which are potentially life threatening, the decision about the flight
status depends firstly on the severity of the disease and secondly
on the type of medication and is the duty of the flight surgeon. |
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Keywords: Antifungal drugs, Flight, Civil, Military |
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Type of Study: Original |
Received: 2012/03/7 | Accepted: 2014/06/3 | Published: 2014/06/3
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