KS Bill Requires Pharmacists To Provide Horse Paste

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports:

Ivermectin is used to treat parasitic worms, especially in livestock. Hydroxychloroquine, sometimes abbreviated as HCQ, is a malaria drug that is also used to treat lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. Neither drug has proven to be safe and effective for treating or preventing COVID-19.

But that hasn’t stopped the Kansas Senate from advancing a bill making it easier for doctors to prescribe the drugs for off-label use. The bill would also require pharmacists to fill such prescriptions, even if they believe the drugs would be dangerous for patients.

Sen. Richard Hilderbrand, R-Galena and chair of the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, requested the introduction of Senate Bill 381.

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Hilderbrand was appointed to the Kansas Senate in 2017 after his predecessor was appointed state treasurer by Gov. Sam Brownback.

The bill would eliminate any civil liability if the off-label drugs harm the patient and prevent state licensers from taking administrative action against physicians who prescribe the drug.https://t.co/Xilo7YlnwT

— Jason Tidd (@Jason_Tidd) January 26, 2022

It is an honor for me to have received the @KSRifleAssn Senate Legislator of the Year award. #ksleg pic.twitter.com/iZ8QIQPDkP

— Richard Hilderbrand (@Hilderbrand4KS) May 26, 2021

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— Richard Hilderbrand (@Hilderbrand4KS) April 4, 2021