Shorts and stops: Meds, food chemicals, the greenies

Over-the-counter meds Lawmakers in Texas are considering joining Arkansas, Tennessee, and Idaho in allowing over-the-counter access to Ivermectin. State Rep. Joanne Shofner has introduced HB 3219 that would allow pharmacists to dispense Ivermectin without requiring a doctor’s prescription. Largely unheard of by the general population prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, Ivermectin became the topic of heated debate — despite being a safe treatment widely used for decades in developing nations where it is administered like other over-the-counter medications. The use of Ivermectin became the center of controversy after some doctors reported successfully using it off-label to treat COVID-19, while the...

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