Ivermectin OTC in Tennessee

Tennessee has allowed pharmacies to provide ivermectin without requiring a separate doctor's visit since 2022. This is often described as "over-the-counter," but it's a bit more involved than that — and understanding how it actually works will help you know what to expect.

How this works at Joshua Brown Family Pharmacy

Because we compound ivermectin specifically for each patient, it isn't a shelf item you simply pick up — it still functions as a prescription. What Tennessee's legislation changes is how you access that prescription: under our collaborative practice agreement, our pharmacist team can assess you and determine your dose entirely in-house, without a separate visit to an outside doctor's office. You'll complete an in-house assessment form, and from there, our pharmacist team determines the appropriate weight-based dose for you. As with every prescription filled at Joshua Brown Family Pharmacy, you'll receive pharmacist counseling when you pick up your medication.

Why weight-based, pharmacist-guided dosing matters

Ivermectin is dosed based on body weight. We don't dispense standard fixed-strength tablets — every dose we prepare is compounded specifically to your weight-based amount, determined through your in-house assessment and pharmacist oversight from screening through dispensing.

Conditions we can help with

-Parasitic infections
-Scabies
-Head lice

This is a compounded preparation, prepared for you based on individual assessment — not a substitute for evaluation by a healthcare provider.

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