Tennessee pharmacies sell potent Ivermectin, led by anti-vaccine doctor who’s taken ‘bucketloads’

By: Brett Kelman, KFF Health News, Rachana Pradhan KFF Health News

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: June 17, 2026

Words: 3,166

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Four years after the Volunteer State enacted the nation’s first law allowing drugstores to sell ivermectin without patient-specific prescriptions, dozens of pharmacies dispense the drug in highly concentrated pills — many with the help of one anti-vaccine physician.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Four years ago, Tennessee became the first state to allow adults to buy the antiparasitic drug ivermectin from a pharmacy without first seeing a doctor. …

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