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Senate hearing on bill to authorize ivermectin dispensing draws personal testimony and questions
Summary
Sponsors of Senate Bill 249 urged easier access to ivermectin, citing personal cancer treatment experiences and comparisons with other over‑the‑counter transitions; senators questioned safety data, pharmacist roles and how the Board of Pharmacy would implement protocols.
Senate Bill 249, a proposal to authorize dispensing ivermectin without a prescription, drew extended sponsor testimony and sustained questioning at the Senate Health Committee hearing.
A sponsor described a personal cancer diagnosis and said ivermectin and related agents became part of a treatment protocol; the sponsor said pharmacies refused to fill the prescription and that the bill follows models in other states to make the drug more accessible under a pharmacy…
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