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If you are taking allergy or asthma medications, are you aware the impact these medications have while flying? Allergies are a common issue that people deal with in life, and they can have a detrimental impact on pilots.

Doctor Brian Lipson, an Aviation Medical Examiner, will explain the impact of allergies from an aviation perspective. Pilots often treat allergies with medications but may not know the impact they have on decision making in the cockpit. In this seminar, we will review common medications and their impacts on pilots, as well as the rationale for why certain medications are allowed and certain medications are not. In order to understand how medications work, Doctor Lipson will explain the mechanisms and physiology of allergies and asthma and how the various medications work with an emphasis on the consequences of taking these as pilot in command.