Senate Bill 2188 was signed by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, making ivermectin accessible as a treatment for COVID-19 with no need for a prescription. TrialSite reported recently, that both the Senate and House voted in favor of the bill.

According to the Tennessee law:

“As enacted, authorizes a pharmacist to provide ivermectin to a patient, who is 18 years of age or older, pursuant to a valid collaborative pharmacy practice agreement containing a non-patient-specific prescriptive order and standardized procedures developed and executed by one or more authorized prescribers; enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 14; Title 47; Title 53; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Now, pharmacists in this state can offer ivermectin to any patient aged eighteen and above “pursuant to a valid collaborative pharmacy practice agreement containing a non-patient specific prescriptive order and standardized procedures developed and executed by one or more authorized prescribers.”

This new law makes the drug available directly to a pharmacist without the need for even a physician’s prescription. The new law allows adults to go to the pharmacist and describe their symptoms and provide additional information about other conditions and medications to help the pharmacist determine the dosage.