Georgians who want to buy the controversial anti-parasitic drug ivermectin may soon be able to pick it up from their local pharmacist without a prescription.
A state House committee Thursday amended a bill to allow pharmacists to distribute the drug over the counter to Georgians 18 and older.
The ivermectin language was added to a bill aimed at updating provisions around the Department of Public Health that had already passed the Senate during the final madcap days of Georgia’s legislative session, set to end April 2. Because the bill was amended, it will need to pass the Senate again as well as the House if it is to become law.
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