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State Affairs committee advances bill to allow over-the-counter sales of ivermectin
Summary
The Idaho House State Affairs Committee voted to send Senate Bill 12 11 to the floor after Representative Jordan Redmond described the measure as expanding access to FDA‑approved ivermectin formulations and empowering pharmacists to counsel patients.
At a State Affairs Committee meeting, lawmakers voted to send Senate Bill 12 11 to the House floor; the bill would allow certain human-grade formulations of the drug ivermectin to be sold over the counter. Representative Jordan Redmond, R., of District 3 in Kootenai County, presented the measure and asked the committee for a due-pass recommendation.
Redmond, who declared a Rule 80 conflict because he owns retail pharmacies, told the committee that "ivermectin has been FDA approved for decades with a long track record of being safe" for parasitic infections and said the World Health…
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