Originally Posted by
pilot2021
Hello,
I hold EASA class 1 medical (without restrictions) and recently I did blood test and found out my Uric Acid is high (10) I do NOT have gout only high Uric acid. My Dr (not my AME) told me I need to start use Allopurinol to lower my Uric Acid.
The only thing I found on the EASA MED regulation is this
"Applicants with acute gout should be assessed as unfit. A fit assessment may be considered once asymptomatic, after cessation of treatment or the condition is stabilised on anti- hyperuricaemic therapy."
Does anyone know if usage of Allopurinol in order to lower Uric Acid is an acceptable treatment in EASA? Is this going to disqualified my medical class 1?
No effect at all for your class 1.
Strange conclusion from your doctor though, as gout is the experienced infection, not the blood problem. The medical world seems to hold "3 attacks per year" as the limit to start some kind of treatment. This "treatment" usually starts through adapted diets (restrictions like less coffee, meat, alcohol... the cause is usually unknown so it becomes trial and error), and not medicine.