
Pharmacies are still refusing to give IVM to patients.
FYSA, pharmacies are still refusing to give IVM to patients. The watered-down bill that passed, was unsurprisingly not great and only states that a pharmacist “may” (vs “must”) who has a collaborative agreement with a physician (and you can bet most aren’t running out to get one of these) dispense…So a patient called and related that pharmacies are refusing, same as before.
Email from the great Jeremy Snavely at the AAPS:
“While the Tennessee bill started out as a bill to make ivermectin available OTC, by the time it made its way to the finish line, and was signed by the Governor, it had morphed into a bill that instead permitted pharmacists to dispense ivermectin under a collaborative practice agreement with a physician.
Here’s the bill as introduced:
https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2188.pdf
It would have provided that: “ivermectin suitable for human use may be sold or purchased as an over-the-counter medication in this state without a prescription.”
And here’s the version signed by the Governor:
https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/112/pub/pc0908.pdf
It provides that instead of OTC status:
A pharmacist, in good faith, may provide ivermectin to a patient who is eighteen (18) years of age or older pursuant to a valid collaborative pharmacy practice agreement containing a non-patient-specific prescriptive order and standardized procedures developed and executed by one (1) or more authorized prescribers.
In other words, it allows a pharmacist and physician to partner together so that the pharmacist can dispense ivermectin to any patient (over 18 years old) who wants ivermectin, without a prescription from a physician. Apparently not many pharmacies are taking advantage of this flexibility.”
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