A 5562

New York Assembly bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 7, 2026.

Prohibits a pharmacist from substituting any anti-epileptic drug for a prescribed anti-epileptic drug without the informed consent of the prescriber and patient.

Bill ID NY-2025-2026-A-5562

Session 2025-2026

Status in_committee

Committee Higher Education

Assembly in_committee 2026-01-07

Summary

Prohibits a pharmacist from substituting any anti-epileptic drug for the prescribed anti-epileptic drug without notification of and the informed consent of the prescriber and patient or such patient's parent, guardian or spouse.

Sponsor

Chantel Jackson

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2025-02-14	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-01-07	Status	in_committee
2026-01-07	Latest Action	In Assembly Committee

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