Louisiana Senate Passes Bill Allowing Over-the-Counter Ivermectin

The state’s surgeon general, who is in charge of the Department of Health, said he backs the measure to sell the anti-parasite drug without prescription.

Pill bottles on a pharmacy shelf in a file photo. Carl DMaster/Epoch Times

The Louisiana Legislature this week advanced a bill that would allow for ivermectin to be sold in pharmacies in the state without a prescription.

The state Senate passed a measure, SB19, in a 28-8 vote on April 30, sending the bill to the state House. Both chambers are controlled by Republicans, and the governor, Jeff Landry, is also a Republican.