Avonex (cure for MS) and flying
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Avonex (cure for MS) and flying
Hello,
Does anyone know if it is possible to keep medical Class 1 if you take AVONEX medication for MS(one injection per week).
Thank"s for the answers and all the best to everybody !
Does anyone know if it is possible to keep medical Class 1 if you take AVONEX medication for MS(one injection per week).
Thank"s for the answers and all the best to everybody !
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Avonex is an "Interferon" drug. Unfortunately it MAY have significant side effects, and you will not be allowed a Class 1 medical, certainly in the short term. Things do change though and the "medical goalposts" keep shifting. There is a lady F15 captain flying in the US Air Force with MS.
