Entyvio

[Steve Zee]

Anyone have any experience with Entyvio for ulcerative colitis and how the FAA views it?

 

[AggieMike88]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedolizumab for anyone else wondering about this medication

 

[Stingray Don]

Can’t speak for Entyvio but I take humira, which is a different biologic, for Crohn’s. The humira was not an issue for 3rd class medical.

 

[Steve Zee]

Spoke to flight surgeon today and the only restriction is waiting 4 hours after each infusion. A lot better than I though. Was thinking it would be treated similar to remicaid and wait 8 weeks.

 

[AggieMike88]

Spoke to flight surgeon today and the only restriction is waiting 4 hours after each infusion. A lot better than I though. Was thinking it would be treated similar to remicaid and wait 8 weeks.

Good to hear that it's not going to be such a pain the tuckus.

Has your UC already been reported to the FAA? If not, speak with the AME about what the report from the treating doctor must contain and what items from the exams and laboratories you need. Then when you speak with the treating doctor about writing that report, remind him that this needs to cover the bullet points provided by the AME, but be written in very plain 6th grade English. No showing off by swallowing the medical thesaurus.

 

[Steve Zee]

Yea. FAA is already aware. Surprisingly they did not need a current status report for this new medicine. Just told me when I do my physical next year just attach it with a CSR and labs.