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Tennessee law would allow over-the-counter sale of ivermectin
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/tennessee-law-would-allow-over-the-counter-sale-of-ivermectin

These once prescription medicines are sold on the shelves of many, many stores including grocery stores. I should know as I take Nexium, 40 mg per day.

Tricare Life removed it from their Formulary. I react to Prilosec and the other two left on the list. Encase you are not familiar with what Tricare Life coverage is, it is the Retired Military over 65 part B of Medicare. My husband spent 20 years in the USN, 1958-1978. Aboard Carriers, Flight Decks as his MOS was Avionics or Electronics repair. He retired with the Rank of SCPO or Senior Chief Petty Officer.

THIS DOES NOT FIT THE DEFINITION OF OTC, OTC MEANS ALL YOU NEED DO IS WALK IN AND PURCHASE LIKE YOU DO NEXIUM, CLARITIN, MUCINEX, BENADRYL, PRIOSLEC, ADVIL, TYLENOL, OR ANY OTHER OTC MED. IF BEING 18 NEEDS PROVEN, ASK FOR THEIR DRIVER’S LICENSE AS YOU DO TO PURCHASE ALCOHOL. THE ABOVE MEDICINES CAN BE DANGEROUS.

The new law states, “a pharmacist, in good faith, may provide Ivermectin to a patient who is eighteen (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 (1) or more authorized prescribers. CHAIN STORES ARE REFUSING.

According to this, it should have been available without a prescription from a pharmacist as of April 22, 2022:

Drugs, Prescription - 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.

Link: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2188

You may have to go to the pharmacy counter and ask the pharmacist for it. If you want it for an “off label use” such as Covid prevention, it may make matters easier to just tell the pharmacist you need it for roundworms or scabies.

Personally, I have seen no convincing evidence it helps much, if any, with Covid (unless one has worms, in which case it really dies help), but I know many here swear by it.