Is IVM available over the counter in TN or do you need a script?
I haven’t bought any but it says it’s over the counter. They don’t do mail order. You have to go get it. Only a few pharmacies sell it. I had a list. I’ll see if I can find it.
“Is IVM available over the counter in TN or do you need a script?”
No prescription. Today picked up my sister’s prophylactic Ivermectin from the pharmacy downtown.
I can’t find my list but a search online states this:
“NASHVILLE, TN – Governor Bill Lee has signed SB 2188 that allows Ivermectin, an award-winning antiviral drug, to be available for the treatment of COVID-19 without a prescription in Tennessee. The state’s Senate overwhelmingly voted 66-20, and the House voted 22-6 in favor of the bill.
The bill states that a pharmacist can 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.”
That means that adults can explain their symptoms to the pharmacist, fill out a sheet listing any preexisting conditions and other medications they are taking, and the pharmacist can determine the right dosage.
Medical professionals such as Dr. Robert Malone, Dr. Ryan Cole, Dr. Richard Urso, Dr. Pierre Kory, Dr. John Little and many others worked diligently to educate Tennessee lawmakers about this effective drug.”
I understand this to mean that the Pharmacist is the prescriber, not a doctor.
There is one in Mt. Juliet near Nashville and one in Lenior City, near Knoxville. I read that the one at Mt.Juliet will mail order, but I don’t know for sure.
Mt. Juliet
https://mtjulietpharmacy.com/ivermectin.html
Lenior City
I never tried to buy any locally since I have so much from India. The only reason I bought that was because family balked at the horse paste. I don’t mind the horse paste.
The Force be With You.
I saw your post about being nervous about taking IVM from out of the country but can’t find it now.
At first, I felt the same way. I took the horse paste. Eventually, some of my family was interested but refused to even consider the paste. That was when I looked for a source of human IVM. It was not OTC in TN yet.
I realized that most of our generic meds come from either India or China. We apparently don’t make anything here anymore. I decided to try India. This was before Biden decided to make it difficult and I was able to get some without interference.
I refused to give the family any until I took it first. So far, they haven’t needed it. I have taken it in winter for the last two winters without issue. The type I got has the USP symbol and is made for the US.
Would I do it now? Maybe not, unless we were desperate. I will take the paste. They won’t.
If I could find it in the US, I would do that now. After two years of Biden, there is no way I would knowingly take anything coming from China. Most of the meds we take now come from China.
India is a better option if you can’t get it from a TN pharmacy or you just plain can’t afford it from the US. India is much cheaper.