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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas commissioner of state health services required to issue statewide order authorizing pharmacists to dispense ivermectin without prescription
Last action · August 15, 2025: FiledSponsors: Bob Hall and 17 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state health services authorizing a pharmacist to dispense ivermectin.
Licensed pharmacists gain explicit legal authorization to dispense ivermectin without a traditional prescription while receiving immunity from civil liability, criminal prosecution, and professional discipline when following the statewide protocol.
- The Texas Legislature considers statutory changes to public health codes through bills introduced in the Senate and House. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Licensed pharmacists
Licensed pharmacists are authorized to dispense ivermectin without a prescription under a statewide order, receive liability protections when acting prudently, and must submit an annual report on dispensed doses.
Patients
Patients may obtain ivermectin from a licensed pharmacist without a traditional prescription order and must be provided with instructions on proper use.
Commissioner of State Health Services
The commissioner is required to issue a statewide order authorizing the dispensing of ivermectin and receives liability protections regarding that issuance.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can a pharmacist in Texas dispense ivermectin without a prescription under this bill?
Are pharmacists protected from liability when dispensing ivermectin under the statewide order?
Do pharmacists have to report how many doses of ivermectin they dispense?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the Senate · in the House.
Procedural history
2 actions- Aug 15, 2025SenateIntroducedFiled
- Aug 15, 2025SenateReceived by the Secretary of the Senate
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Sponsors
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Discoveries
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Statewide Prescription Exemption for Ivermectin
The legislation removes the traditional requirement for an individual health care practitioner's prescription order to dispense ivermectin via a commissioner-issued statewide order.
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Sources
capitol.texas.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy80Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz65Current news / social attention level
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