TYLER, Texas — A new law taking effect Thursday, December 3, will change how some Texans access certain medications. Among the measures going into effect is House Bill 25, which makes ivermectin — a drug once at the center of COVID-19 controversy — available over the counter without a prescription.

Local pharmacists say the change will likely have an impact in East Texas.

“I do think it will have an effect in East Texas, because there is a very large population here that leans more into alternative medicine,” said Katelin Nuon, a pharmacist at Tyler Rx Pharmacy.

Ivermectin is an antiparasitic medication commonly used to treat a variety of parasitic infections. Although widely known for its use in veterinary medicine, it also has human applications, including treatments for lice, scabies

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