Despite concerns among health experts about safety, misinformation, and self-medication risks, four other states [including Arkansas and Louisiana] have expanded access for the over-the-counter (OTC) sale of ivermectin. Texas will join that list of states on December 4, 2025. That’s thanks to new legislation that Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law this week. As the Texas Newsroom reports, in the United States the anti-parasite medication is traditionally used for livestock. But during the pandemic, ivermectin was controversially touted as an alternative treatment for COVID-19…A change that concerned researchers and health…..