Texas Scorecard By Addie Hovland December 5, 2025
Texas has become the fifth state to make ivermectin available over the counter.
Texans may now access ivermectin from their local pharmacies without a doctor’s prescription after a law passed earlier this year by the legislature took effect on December 4.
“Ivermectin is officially available without a prescription in Texas, and pharmacists are fully allowed to dispense!” Houston’s Dr. Mary Talley Bowden celebrated on X.
The new law, passed as House Bill 25, also protects pharmacists from criminal, civil, or professional disciplinary liability for responsibly dispensing ivermectin.
Although the law states that pharmacists “may” dispense ivermectin without a prescription, it does not state that they “shall” do so. Some pharmacies may choose not to.
The law also authorized the Texas State Board of Pharmacy to set rules for dispensing ivermectin.
More:
https://texasscorecard.com/state/new-law-allowing-pharmacists-to-dispense-ivermectin-without-prescription-takes-effect/
