New York A 4198: Requires pharmacists to include lot numbers or unique identifying numbers on prescription containers

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A04198 Summary:

BILL NOA04198 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORMcDonough

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §6811-a, Ed L

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Requires pharmacists to include lot numbers or unique identifying numbers on prescription containers.

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BILL NOA04198 

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01/31/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4198

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 31, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring pharmacists
 to include the lot number or unique identifying number on prescription
 containers

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 2 of section 6811-a
 2 of the education law, as amended by section 9 of part D of chapter 60 of
 3 the laws of 2014, are amended and a new paragraph (d) is added to read
 4 as follows:
 5 (b) an N. D. C. number, symbol, number, letters, words or marking
 6 identifying such drug or combination of drugs; [and]
 7 (c) whenever the distributor of the prescription drug product does not
 8 also manufacture the product the names and places of business of both
 9 shall appear on the label in words clearly distinguishing each[.]; and
 10 (d) the unique number associated with the original manufactured lot of
 11 the item being prescribed.
 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08423-01-5

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