TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Sen. Richard Hilderbrand weaved through a packed room in the Kansas Statehouse Tuesday morning.
The Galena Republican could barely make it 10 steps without someone in the crowd of dozens stopping to express anger or appreciation. They had come to push lawmakers for legislation forcing pharmacists to provide ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine to COVID-19 patients if asked by a doctor.
The legislation bars the Kansas Board of Healing Arts from punishing physicians who prescribe ivermectin, a drug commonly used as a livestock dewormer, or hydroxychloroquine, usually prescribed for autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. It also requires Kansas pharmacists to fill those prescriptions, regardless of their professional judgment.
