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Chapter 803 of the Laws of 2021 became effective on June 28, 2022, adding a provision to New York State’s opioid overdose prevention statute. The new Public Health Law Section 3309(7) requires prescribers in most settings to prescribe an opioid antagonist with the first opioid prescription to a particular patient each year when any of the following ...
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 eliminates the requirement that practitioners apply for an x-waiver through the DEA. It also eliminates the limit on the number of patients a practitioner can treat. All practitioners with a current DEA registration may now prescribe buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder.
Effective January 1, 2023 Education Law requires that registered pharmacists complete at least three credits, home study or live, of continuing education pertaining to pharmaceutical compounding. This is in addition to all the other requirements still in place such as the medication error requirement.
All New York State pharmacies must display a sign in bold, block letters at least one inch in height that states "Drug Retail Price List Available Upon Request". It is also a misdemeanor for any pharmacy to fail to properly post the list required or to change its current selling price without changing the listed price. Every pharmacy shall ...
The pharmacist who supervises an intern shall be designated as the preceptor pharmacist. The preceptor pharmacist shall have practiced for at least one year immediately preceding a preceptorship. The preceptor pharmacist shall supervise not more than one full-time intern nor more than two part-time interns. One intern may be taught in each pharmacy ...