Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday signed into state law a measure to allow people to more easily obtain ivermectin to treat COVID-19, without needing a doctor’s prescription.
The bill, SB 2188 (pdf), authorizes a pharmacist to provide ivermectin to a patient aged 18 or older, “pursuant to a collaborative pharmacy practice agreement containing a non-patient-specific prescriptive order, developed and executed by one or more authorized prescribers.”
The new measure requires the Board of Pharmacy to establish procedures for providing the patients with a screening risk assessment tool, providing a standardized factsheet, and providing ivermectin or a referral to a pharmacy that dispenses ivermectin.
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