Performance Boosting Drugs
Certain performance enhancing drugs are used during sustained operations / long duration flying and exercises when all non-pharmacological means have either been exhausted or are unavailable.
Extensive studies were conducted by Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM), Indian Air Force which included ground trials, simulator trials and during actual fight conditions. These studies have proven that these drugs improve the performance of the pilots in the cockpit during sustained operations and have no side effects. Based on these studies, instructions are already in place on Pharmacological Management of Alertness and Sleep in Aircrew which lays down the guidelines for usage of these drugs.
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Shri Ch. Malla Reddy and Maj Gen BC Khanduri in Lok Sabha today.
DM/NAMPI/RAJ ?
Extensive studies were conducted by Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM), Indian Air Force which included ground trials, simulator trials and during actual fight conditions. These studies have proven that these drugs improve the performance of the pilots in the cockpit during sustained operations and have no side effects. Based on these studies, instructions are already in place on Pharmacological Management of Alertness and Sleep in Aircrew which lays down the guidelines for usage of these drugs.
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Shri Ch. Malla Reddy and Maj Gen BC Khanduri in Lok Sabha today.
DM/NAMPI/RAJ ?
