Missouri Bans Pharmacists From Criticizing Horse Paste

The Daily Beast reports:

When the Missouri state legislature on Wednesday passed a standard-issue licensure bill for physical therapists, few noticed a clandestine provision on its 32nd page banning pharmacists from telling patients about the potential dangers of using unproven drugs touted by conspiracy fringe groups as “forbidden cures” for COVID-19.

The measure in the bill, passed unanimously by the state’s General Assembly, specifically bars pharmacists from disputing “the efficacy of ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets for human use” unless specifically asked by a patient or physician.

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Specifically, “a pharmacist shall not contact the prescribing physician or the patient to dispute the efficacy of ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets for human use…” unless the doctor or patient specifically asks. pic.twitter.com/Ez7xPtFJGU

— Lindsey Simmons (@LynzforCongress) May 12, 2022

This is, of course, at odds with the standard practice + responsibilities of pharmacists.

Consulting with patients about the “safe and effective use” of medications is literally the first activity the Missouri Board of Pharmacy recognizes as a pharmacist’s responsibility. pic.twitter.com/k3ECbshugv

— Lindsey Simmons (@LynzforCongress) May 12, 2022