What's happening
This bill requires prescribers or pharmacists to notify patients, both orally and in writing, when substituting a different generic drug product.
Why it matters
Strengthens patient awareness and safety. by ensuring individuals know when their medication changes to a different generic version, which can help them recognize and report any new side effects or efficacy issues.
Creates a clear communication requirement. for prescribers and pharmacists, reducing the risk of confusion or errors that could arise from silent substitutions between generics that might look, taste, or act differently.
Empowers patients to make informed decisions. about their healthcare by giving them both written and oral notice, supporting better adherence to medication regimens and building trust with healthcare providers.
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- Referred to higher education
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5143
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 7, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to notification of the substitution of one generic drug product for another generic drug
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 6810 of the education law is amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) The prescriber or pharmacist shall inform the patient whether he or she has prescribed or substituted a different generic drug product from the generic drug product the patient has previously received. Notification required pursuant to this paragraph shall be provided both written and orally.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09291-01-9
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