Index to Pharmacy Updates

Article Title Issue
Address Required on Prescriptions, Post Office Box not Acceptable Summer 2009
Automated Dispensing Systems in Residential Health Care Facilities Spring 2009
Buprenorphine Winter 2010
Changes to Controlled Substance Schedules September 2006
Controlled Substances: Online Practitioner Notification Program Spring 2010
Controlled Substance Prescribing by NP and RPA December 2006
Coupons and Vouchers for Controlled Substances January 2007
Dispensing Anabolic Steroids Fall 2008
Dispensing Buprenorphine for Opiate Addiction Fall 2008
Dispensing Buprenorphine for Opiate Dependence December 2006
Dispensing Controlled Substances 'For Office Use' Prohibited Summer 2007
Dispensing Out of State Prescriptions Spring 2008
Dispensing Out of State Prescriptions Winter 2010
Electronic Newsletter Winter 2010
Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances Spring 2010
Emergency Medication Kits in Class 3a Facilities January 2007
Emergency Medication Kits in Class 3a Facilities February 2007
Endorsing Controlled Substance Prescriptions Spring 2009
Facility Labels Winter 2008
Faxed Official Prescriptions for Controlled Substances January 2007
Health Provider Network Account Fall 2007
Hospital Prescribing Exemption April 2007
Indicating Drug Quantity and Refills in Numerical and Word Form (PDF, 110KB, 1pg.) January 2007
Monitoring Sales of Controlled Substances Summer 2008
National Drug Take Back Initiative Summer 2010
New Code D Designation for Chronic Pain Summer 2008
New Prescription Requirements Effective February 25, 2008 Winter 2008
Official Prescriptions to Include New Patient Safety Feature Summer 2009
Official Prescription Program and Electronic Prescribing November 2006
Official NYS Prescription Security Awareness Summer 2007
Oral Prescriptions for Controlled Substances December 2006
Oral Prescriptions for Controlled Substances Summer 2007
Partial Fills Extended for Hospice and RHCF Patients Summer 2008
Patients' Own Meds Summer 2009
Pharmaceutical Collection Events Summer 2010
Pharmacies Must Submit Correct Prescription Information Spring 2008
Pharmacy Updates Now Issued Quarterly Summer 2007
Physician Assistants May Prescribe Schedule II Fall 2007
Practitioner Confidential Notification Program November 2006
Practitioner's Handwritten Signature Required Fall 2007
Prescribing Exemption Expires April 2007
Prescribing Exemption Continues April 2007
Prescriptions from Veteran's Administration Facilities January 2007
Prescriptions for Hypodermic Needles and Syringes Spring 2008
Prescriptions Issued Under the Prescribing Exemption April 2007
Prescription Serial Numbers Summer 2009
Quantities Allowable on Controlled Substance Prescriptions February 2007
Requirements for Disposal of Controlled Substances Fall 2008
Scheduling of Anabolic Steroids November 2006
Submission of Controlled Substance Prescription Information Fall 2008
Submission of Prescription Information Fall 2007
Submission of Prescription Information Summer 2008
Submission of Prescription Information in ASAP 2007 Format Spring 2009
Stickers and Labels on Official NYS Prescriptions February 2007