Ivermectin; authorize over-the-counter sale.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify which types of human-use ivermectin are allowed for over-the-counter sale, leaving this detail uncertain.

Making Ivermectin Available Without a Prescription

This law allows people aged 18 and over to buy certain types of human-use ivermectin without needing a prescription or talking to a pharmacist.

What This Bill Does

• Allows the sale of ivermectin for humans without a doctor's prescription.
• Requires buyers to be at least 18 years old.
• Does not require consultation with a pharmacist before purchase.

Who It Names or Affects

• People aged 18 and older who want to buy ivermectin without a prescription.
• Pharmacies that sell ivermectin over the counter.

Terms To Know

Ivermectin

A medicine used to treat certain infections and parasites in humans and animals.

Over-the-counter (OTC)

Medicine that can be bought without a doctor's prescription.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law does not specify which types of human-use ivermectin are allowed to be sold over the counter.
• It is unclear what safety measures will be in place for OTC sales of ivermectin.

Official Summary Text

Ivermectin; over-the-counter sale.
Authorizes the over-the-counter sale of ivermectin suitable for human use to persons 18 years of age or older without a prescription or consultation with a pharmacist or other health care professional.

Current Bill Text

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered
54.1-3410.4
, relating to ivermectin; over-the-counter sale.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered
54.1-3410.4
as follows:

§
54.1-3410.4
. Over
-
the
-
counter availability of ivermectin.

Ivermectin
suitable for human use

may be sold over the counter
to any person 18 years of age or older without a prescription
or consultation with a pharmacist or other health care professional.