AUSTIN, Texas — A bill that would allow pharmacists to dispense ivermectin without a prescription from a healthcare provider is beginning to move through the Texas Legislature.

State Rep. Joanne Shofner, R-Nacogdoches, authored House Bill 25, and the House Public Health Committee discussed the proposed legislation Friday. But it was left pending in committee for now. Sen. Bob Hall filed a similar bill, Senate Bill 29, as well.

According to the text of the bill, the law would make the commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services issue a statewide order to authorize a licensed pharmacist to dispense ivermectin without a health care practitioner's prescription.

The order would include written, standardized procedures for a pharmacist to follow when dispensing ivermectin.

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