Georgia lawmakers are considering a bill to make a controversial anti-parasitic drug available over the counter. Even though ivermectin has been shown to have no effect on Covid or cancer, false claims spread on social media encourage those uses.
A state House committee held a hearing on the bill this week but did not vote.
State Rep. Karen Mathiak, a Griffin Republican, said she wants people to be able to buy the drug at pharmacies rather than farm supply stores. She said that though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved the drug for Covid treatment, people are using it that way.
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