ivermectin; over-the-counter drug

Plain English Breakdown

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HB2007: Ivermectin as an Over-the-Counter Drug

This bill allows human-use ivermectin to be sold or bought in Arizona without a prescription order or consultation with a health professional.

What This Bill Does

• Adds new section 32-1979.04 to the Arizona Revised Statutes.
• Allows ivermectin made for humans to be sold as an over-the-counter drug.
• Removes the need for a prescription order or consultation with a health professional to buy this medicine.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who want to buy human-use ivermectin in Arizona
• Sellers of drugs in Arizona

Terms To Know

Over-the-counter drug

A drug that may be legally sold and purchased without a prescription order.

Prescription order

An official requirement from a health professional needed to get certain medicines, which this bill removes for ivermectin.

Limits and Unknowns

• The effective date of the law is not listed in the provided text.
• This rule applies only to ivermectin formulated for human use.

Official Summary Text

HB2007 - ivermectin; over-the-counter drug

Current Bill Text

HB2007 - 572R - I Ver

PREFILED��� NOV 17 2025

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ivermectin; over-the-counter drug

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2007

Introduced by

Representative
Kupper

AN
ACT

Amending title 32, chapter 18, article 3,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 32-1979.04; relating to the
arizona state board of pharmacy.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 32, chapter 18, article 3,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 32-1979.04, to read:

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32-1979.04.

Ivermectin; over-the-counter drug; definition

A. Notwithstanding any other law,
Ivermectin that is formulated for human use may be sold or purchased as an over-the-counter
drug without a prescription order or consultation with a health professional.

B. For the purposes of this section,
"over-the-counter drug" means a drug that may be legally
sold and purchased in this state without a prescription order.
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